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AS IF IT WERE by Lawrence Weiner — VisualArtsDB

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AS IF IT WERE

Lawrence Weiner

1971

Medium: LANGUAGE + THE MATERIALS REFERRED TO
Dimensions: Dimensions variable
Genre: sculpture
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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Painting & Sculpture

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SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

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TAKEN UP WITH

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CROSSED OUT (&) AND JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE

CROSSED OUT (&) AND JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE

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SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

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Made to Appear As ( )

Made to Appear As ( )

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TAKEN FROM HERE TO WHERE IT CAME FROM AND TAKEN TO A PLACE AND USED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT CAN ONLY REMAIN AS A REPRESENTATION OF WHAT IT WAS WHERE IT CAME FROM

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Lawrence Weiner, 1980

SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

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Untitled

Lawrence Weiner, 1963

STRAIGHT DOWN TO BELOW

STRAIGHT DOWN TO BELOW

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DAUBED WITH MUCK AND MIRE

Lawrence Weiner, 1988

SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

Lawrence Weiner, 1991

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