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Sink or Swim by Lawrence Weiner — VisualArtsDB

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Sink or Swim

Lawrence Weiner

2003

Medium: Video (color, sound)
Dimensions: 18 min.
Genre: Video
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

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MANY THINGS PLACED HERE + THERE TO FORM A PLACE CAPABLE OF SHELTERING MANY OTHER THINGS PUT HERE + THERE

MANY THINGS PLACED HERE + THERE TO FORM A PLACE CAPABLE OF SHELTERING MANY OTHER THINGS PUT HERE + THERE

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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

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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CROSSED OVER (&) JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE

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STRAIGHT DOWN TO BELOW

STRAIGHT DOWN TO BELOW

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