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Polaris by Lawrence Weiner — VisualArtsDB

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Polaris

Lawrence Weiner

1990

Medium: a) Felt-tip pen, pencil, and stamped ink on cut transparentized paper b) Felt-tip pen, pencil, colored pencil, and stamped ink on cut transparentized paper
Dimensions: each: 19 x 23 7/8" (48.3 x 60.6 cm)
Genre: Drawing
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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CROSSED OVER (&) JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE

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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

Lawrence Weiner, 1980

123

123

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SILVER THREADS ENTWINED IN THREADS OF GOLD

SILVER THREADS ENTWINED IN THREADS OF GOLD

Lawrence Weiner, 1988

SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

Lawrence Weiner, 1991

SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

Lawrence Weiner, 1990

CRUSHED BETWEEN COBBLESTONES

CRUSHED BETWEEN COBBLESTONES

Lawrence Weiner, 1988

TAKEN UP WITH

TAKEN UP WITH

Lawrence Weiner, 1988

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

Lawrence Weiner, 1980

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Untitled

Lawrence Weiner, 1968

TAKEN TO AS DEEP AS THE SEA CAN BE

TAKEN TO AS DEEP AS THE SEA CAN BE

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CROSSED OUT (&) AND JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE

CROSSED OUT (&) AND JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE

Lawrence Weiner, 1990