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According to Dieter Schwarz, this work consists of biography, checklist of exhibitions and publications, artist's statement, illustrations, and an essay by the artist. It is dedicated to the "editors of "Contemporary Artists" (London: Macmillan 1983) who published a crippled version of this material." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Amazon.com: "Lawrence Weiner (b. 1942) is one of the primary figures associated with the emergence of conceptual art in the 1960s. For over four decades, Weiner has defined art as a representation of relationships in the physical world, 'the relationship of human beings to objects and objects to objects in relation to human beings'. This highly anticipated publication represents the full range of Weiner's practice, from the early 1960s to the present, from his early paintings to his work in language, including works on paper, films, videos, books, and public commissions. Weiner adopted language as his primary material in 1968. According to his landmark "Statement of Intent", an oft-quoted declaration first published in 1969, each work can be constructed by the artist, fabricated by someone else, or need not be built at all and simply presented in language. Weiner's work is often manifested outside the gallery context, through postcards, billboards, lectures, or even on a series of...

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This catalogue raisonne produced by Dieter Schwartz reproduces all of Weiner's books. The drawing placed within the book near the title page reads "time after time page after page books do furnish a room." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The Sackners participated in a marathon discussion about visual poetry held in conjunction with this exhibition that was subsequently broadcasted on Saarbrucken radio. The originals of Ruutsalo's ABC film depicted on pages 95 and 95 as well as prints and typings on pages 98-101 were purchased by the Sackners and are now held by the Sackner Archive. The book depicted on page 112 by Linda Christenell, Loterie Romaine 1 on page 126 is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.