Lawrence Weiner: AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE 1960-2007 (Whitney Museum of American Art) [Hardcover]

Donna De Salvo (Editor), Ms. Ann Goldstein (Editor), Liam Gillick (Contributor), Edward Leffingwell (Contributor), Dieter Schwarz (Contributor), Gregor Stemmrich (Contributor), Kathryn Chiong (Contributor), Alice Zimmerman (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 28, 2007

Lawrence Weiner (b. 1942) is one of the primary figures associated with the emergence of conceptual art in the 1960s. For over four decades, Weiner has defined art as a representation of relationships in the physical world, 'the relationship of human beings to objects and objects to objects in relation to human beings'. This highly anticipated publication represents the full range of Weiner's practice, from the early 1960s to the present, from his early paintings to his work in language, including works on paper, films, videos, books, and public commissions. Weiner adopted language as his primary material in 1968. According to his landmark "Statement of Intent", an oft-quoted declaration first published in 1969, each work can be constructed by the artist, fabricated by someone else, or need not be built at all and simply presented in language. Weiner's work is often manifested outside the gallery context, through postcards, billboards, lectures, or even on a series of cast-iron manhole covers for the city of New York. This substantial publication, produced in conjunction with the artist's first major retrospective in the United States and in close collaboration with the artist, constitutes Weiner's largest monograph to date and brings together five esteemed scholars along with Turner Prize finalist Liam Gillick to examine the artist's impact on the art world today.

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About the Author

Donna De Salvo is chief curator and associate director of programmes at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Ann Goldstein is senior curator at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Liam Gillick is an artist based in London and New York. Edward Leffingwell is a New York - based curator and writer. Dieter Schwarz is director of the Kunstmusem Winterthur, Switzerland. Gregor Stemmrich is professor of art history, School of Fine Art, Dresden.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 412 pages
• Publisher: The Whitney Museum of American Art; First edition. edition (December 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300126956
• ISBN-13: 978-0300126952
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 10.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly organized catalog, good scholarship, March 5, 2011

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This review is from: Lawrence Weiner: AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE 1960-2007 (Whitney Museum of American Art) (Hardcover)

I'll be candid - Lawrence Weiner is not my favorite nor even an artist who I like very much or admire. But I did not wish summarily dismiss his work without full realization the reason of my antipathy. His art appeared intractable, too trivial an not generative of interpretive thought. "AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE" was my earnest effort to make some sense out of his art.

This volume is extremely well organized and illustrated. The 11"x11" format lends itself nicely to present illustrations. The catalog articles are written on 8.5"x11" page format leaving ample margins for references which are occur next to the primary text making them extremely convenient to follow.

I would like to note especially the Kathryn Chiong's paper: "SYMPATHY FOR LAWRENCE WEINER (ONE PLUS ONE)". This is fine piece of art criticism not to be missed. This makes the work of Lawrence Weiner much more palatable, beautifies it and makes it relatively acceptable for me. Just mere fact that Weiner's work could motivate Ms. Chiong to produce such splendid work of art criticism shows to me Weiner's work value.

I am glad to own this catalog as an example of a publication as an art form, standing on its own and, sometimes, surpassing the work of the artist it intended to document.