Lawrence Weiner Ordre des livres

Featuring an introductory essay by exhibition curator Grant Arnold--who has worked with the Lawrence Weiner Poster Archive since the mid-1990s--and short commissioned texts from artists, scholars and curators who worked closely with Weiner over the course of his career, OF & ABOUT POSTERS: THE LAWRENCE WEINER POSTER ARCHIVE (1965-2021) AT THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY will be the definitive text on this central aspect of the artist's production. Lawrence Weiner is considered one of the foremost conceptual artists worldwide. Over the past half-century, his work has been conveyed in language. The posters, which are a fundamental part of his practice and are designed by the artist himself, have appeared as promotions for exhibitions as well as works in and of themselves. This publication will include a full presentation of the Lawrence Weiner Poster Archive, consisting of more than 250 posters from the collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery; together they convey the evolution of Weiner's work over a period spanning more than 50 years.

Lawrence Weiner ist einer der bedeutendsten „Büchermacher“ unter den zeitgenössischen Künstlern. Seine Statements, großformatig in Großbuchstaben gesetzte Textzeilen, die eine bildnerische und skulpturale Einheit mit ihrem Träger bilden, konfrontiert den Betrachter unmittelbar. Das mit Lawrence Weiner in enger Zusammenarbeit gestaltete Buch führt in diesem Medium die Arbeit fort und zeigt, neben inzwischen in die neue Kunstgeschichte aufgenommene Arbeiten, Werke, die er für die großen Räume des von Peter Zumthor entworfene Gebäude des Kunsthaus Bregenz geschaffen hat.

As part of the 54th International Art Exhibition- la Biennale di Venezia, Personal Structures, presents 28 artists from 5 continents, representing 12 countries. The exhibition in 24 rooms, brings together an extraordinary combination of established artists next to artists whose oeuvre is less known. What they have in common is a dedication to the concepts Time - Space and Existence. The exhibition is curated by the Dutch curators Karlyn De Jongh and Sarah Gold. Personal Structures is held at Venice's prestigious Palazzo Bembo, by Rialto Bridge on Canal Grande. Each artist in the exhibition presents recent artworks, either site-specific, especially made for this exhibition, or coming directly from the artist's studio. Each room in Palazzo Bembo is dedicated to one single artist. Their strong statements give each of the rooms a very specific atmosphere. The exhibition features a broad variety of artistic media, such as: videos, sculptures, paintings, photos, installations with light, wallpaper and performance. The exhibition 'Personal Structures' is part of an international art project. It was initiated in 2002 by the Dutch artist Rene Rietmeyer, who noticed that even in the most distant corners of the world, there are artists working with Time - Space and Existence, thereby expressing themselves in a very personal way. This observation led to the idea of bringing several of these artists together in publications, exhibitions and symposia.

For this series, artist Lawrence Weiner has made an artist's book of new statements and instructions, in exactly the same format (A6) and with the same number of pages (24) as his first contribution to Documenta, in 1972.

Neither storybook nor autobiography, Something to Put Something On is rather a "questioning book" for children, at once moving and intriguing in its I WAS A CHILD & AS MOST CHILDREN I DID MAKE THINGSI TRIED TO FIND A PLACE TO PUT THE THINGS I HAD MADEAGAIN & AGAIN I FOUND THAT THE SUPPORT OR PLINTH OR TABLEALL RESTED UPON THE EARTH & I REALIZED THAT ALL PEOPLE OFALL AGESWHO HAD MADE SOMETHING HAD TO FIND A PLACE TO PUTWHAT THEY HAD MADETHOSE PEOPLE WHO ASK THE QUESTION & THOSE PEOPLE WHO TRYTO ANSWER THE QUESTION ARE FUNCTIONING AS ARTISTS.I WAS A CHILD & DECIDED TO BE AN ARTIST.Something to Put Something On poses direct questions about art-making to and for young readers. Generously endowed with its maker's legendary wit, it is also, appropriately, the first title in the Little Steidl program.

Für die Edition Ex Libris hat der New Yorker Konzeptkünstler Lawrence Weiner drei seiner eigenen frühesten Künstlerbücher ausgewählt und diese als neues Künstlerbuch unter dem Titel „BREMERHAVEN“ zusammengefasst: „Within Forward Motion“/„Innerhalb vorwärtsgerichteter Bewegung“(1973), „Towards A Reasonable End“/ „Auf ein vernünftiges Ende zu“ (1975), „With A Touch Of Pink“/„Mit einem Hauch von Rosa“(1978). Die ursprünglich jeweils englisch/deutsch publizierten Künstlerbücher erscheinen jetzt als ein Buch jeweils englisch und deutsch in chronologischer Abfolge und getrennt durch die ursprünglichen Umschläge der Weiner- Künstlerbücher. Der von Weiner neu gestaltete Umschlag fasst diese drei äußerst gesuchten Bücher zu einem neuen Künstlerbuch zusammen und setzt es durch den Titel „BREMERHAVEN“ in Bezug zum Entstehungsort in den 70er Jahren. (Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst, Bremerhaven).