With a Relation to the Various Manners with Various Things
Lawrence Weiner
American, 1942–2021
1973
A 1973 lithograph by Lawrence Weiner that uses plain, declarative text as the artwork itself, presenting phrases that read like sculptural instructions or states rather than depicting any object.
What hits you first is the cool white field interrupted by bold, black sans‑serif lines—left‑hand statements such as “MADE UNSUITABLE” and “NOT QUITE DONE” balanced against a repeated, offset “TO/FOR,” creating a rhythmic play of words and empty space.
A key example of Conceptual art in which Weiner substituted language for made objects, challenging notions of authorship and materiality and inviting viewers to imagine or enact the conditions the text describes.
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
composition: 12 13/16 x 10 13/16" (32.6 x 27.4 cm); sheet: 16 3/16 x 12 1/4" (41.1 x 31.1 cm)
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Department
Credit
Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Accession
1118.2007.1
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