Lawrence Weiner Knihy

Lawrence Weiner's art uses language in reference to materials. Language itself is a material and at the same time a means of presentation of his work. Weiner evolved this approach in the context of the Conceptual art of the late 60s, yet he does not see his own work as "conceptual." The "space" he works within is the entire cultural context, and his works are associated with various different media and forms of presentation: books, posters, videos, films, records, drawings, multiples, installations indoors and outdoors, and more. Since his earliest days as a professional artist, Weiner has given written and verbal expression to questions concerning his work and its context. These utterances--statements, interviews, lectures and conference contributions--have been collected together in this publication for the first time, and ordered chronologically. Taken as a whole they afford an insight both into a complex individual biography and into the wider development of art and culture and the challenge that this entails.

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.

Mit der Édition Séparée ist eine Reihe entstanden, die es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht hat, Künstlern die Möglichkeit zu geben, authentische Beiträge zur Tradition des Künstlerbuches zu realisieren. Ohne jede kunstwissenschaftliche Erklärung oder Interpretation enthaltenen die einzelnen Nummern dieser Reihe nur das, was der Künstler realisieren wollte. Textbeiträge stammen entweder vom Künstler selbst oder von von ihm ausgewählten Autoren. Dabei wird Wert darauf gelegt, daß diese Texte den Künstlerbeitrag begleiten und ergänzen, sich aber nicht interpretierend einmischen. Die während des ersten Jahres entstandenen Ausgaben präsentieren Originalbeiträge aus den Bereichen Fotografie, Theorie, Typographie, Zeichnung und elektronischer Bildbearbeitung. Diese von Reiner Speck und Gerhard Theewen herausgegebene Künstlerbuch-Reihe stellt in schneller Abfolge speziell für diese Reihe entstandene, manchmal durch Texte ergänzte Beiträge zeitgenössischer Künstler vor. Es empfiehlt sich die Bestellung zur Fortsetzung! Zu jeder Nummer erscheint eine Vorzugsausgabe mit einer Beilage (Unikatcharakter) im Schuber: Auflage 50, DM 200.

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.