Lawrence Weiner
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personAmerican, 1942–2021
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Selected Works612

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Previous Sales 53

For Sale 6

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$335 – $81.9K
21 of 31 works on paper lots with prices
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$12.1K
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$9.5K
21 priced works on paper lots
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May 2025 · $4.1K
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Works on paper: $9.5K medianPaintings: $5.7K medianPhotographs: $3.8K medianSculpture/objects: — medianUnclassified lots: $1.5K medianEditioned prints: $1.8K medianBooks/portfolios: $1.1K medianPosters/ephemera: — median
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Prizes & Awards1

Wolf Prize in Arts
Winner 2017
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Biennial Selections1

documenta — Kassel
2012 · documenta (13) · curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
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Education1

New York, NY, USA
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Publications22

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Monograph 5

Exhibition Catalog 7

Group Catalog 2

Survey 4

Public art Author
Hatje Cantz · 2004
Public Art Author
Hatje Cantz · 2001

Artist Book 4

Yale University Press · 2007
Hatje Cantz · 2001
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Current Exhibitions1

Seeing Words, Reading Images: The Written Art Collection in dialogue with the Deutsche Bank Collection

Etel Adnan, Mounira Al Solh, Joseph Beuys, Osman Bozkurt, Hoy Wong Cheong, Natalie Czech, Claudia Comte, Marcel Dzama, Larissa Fassler, Meschac Gaba, Ellen Gallagher, Jenny Holzer, Annette Kelm, William Kentridge, Imi Knoebel, Ahmed Mater, Ahmad Moualla, Farhad Moshiri, Herta Müller, Shiryû Morita, Shirin Neshat, Zhijie Qiu, Karin Sander, Viviane Sassen, Yinka Shonibare, Slavs and Tatars, Agathe Snow, Evelyn Taocheng Wang, Lawrence Weiner, Yang Jiechang, Inoue Yū-ichi, Charles Hossein Zenderoudi

Unter den Linden 5, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Mar 20, 2026 — Jun 18, 2026

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ArtReview's Summer 2026 issue explores the theme of place and geography in contemporary art, moving beyond national identity as a political construct.…
cultureJun 12, 2026
Alias editorial has published the Spanish translation of "Exit Interview" (No Place Press, 2024), a book-length conversation between art critics and h…
cultureJun 11, 2026
Beaux Arts Magazine highlights five must-see art galleries in Berlin, a city better known for its nightlife than its art scene. The article profiles K…
localMay 31, 2026
Regen Projects in Los Angeles is presenting 'Holding blue', an exhibition of new photographs and sculptures by Catherine Opie. The show marks her twel…
exhibitionsMay 27, 2026
Times Square Arts has announced the Summer 2026 Midnight Moment program, featuring three artists: Sonia Boyce (June), Tromarama (July), and Maia Chao …
exhibitionsMay 11, 2026
An auction listing for Ed Ruscha and Lawrence Weiner's collaborative print "Hard Light" (1978) has ended, with the work described as an offset lithogr…
marketMay 9, 2026
Yvon Lambert, the legendary French art dealer and collector, reflects on his lifelong relationship with art and literature in an interview for TLmag41…
cultureMay 6, 2026
The Monopol podcast "Kunst und Leben" previews the upcoming Gallery Weekend Berlin, taking place from May 1 to 3. Editors Elke Buhr and Silke Hohmann …
exhibitionsApr 29, 2026
The article reviews 'WORDS, WORDS, WORDS,' an exhibition at Everard Read Gallery's CIRCA space in South Africa, which explores the role of language in…
reviewApr 27, 2026
Printed Matter, the nonprofit artists' bookstore and publisher, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a gala at the High Line Hotel in New York. The ev…
exhibitionsApr 24, 2026
Bidding has concluded for KAWS's 2019 screenprint, *Untitled (KAWS X Mocad)*, a limited-edition work produced for the artist's solo exhibition "Alone …
marketApr 23, 2026
Glenstone Museum in Potomac, Maryland, is celebrating its 20th anniversary as one of the largest private contemporary art museums in the United States…
exhibitionsApr 14, 2026
A hand-signed original exhibition poster by the late conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner, titled "A Means to an End" (2006), has been made available for…
marketApr 11, 2026
A new exhibition at Raven Row in London is dedicated to the work of American artist Christine Kozlov, a key but often overlooked figure in the early C…
exhibitionsApr 2, 2026
Pharrell Williams launched his own auction platform, Joopiter, after finding traditional auction houses ill-suited to sell his collection of fashion, …
marketMar 30, 2026
Geoff Snack, a brand strategy director and paper dealer, shares his approach to collecting rare books, design objects, and paper ephemera in an interv…
cultureMar 27, 2026
Egidio Marzona, the influential German-Italian collector, publisher, and patron, has died at the age of 81 in Berlin. Renowned for his intellectual ap…
obituaryMar 25, 2026
Egidio Marzona, the influential German-Italian collector, publisher, and patron, has died at age 81 in Berlin. His vast collection focused on 20th-cen…
obituaryMar 17, 2026
The Art Business Conference in Paris recently highlighted the growing trend and inherent risks of collaborations between artists and commercial brands…
marketFeb 25, 2026
London's art scene is bustling with a diverse range of openings this week, featuring both historical and contemporary work. Key events include a major…
exhibitionsFeb 16, 2026
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Past Exhibitions41

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MY WAY

Sturtevant, Chris Burden, Sila Candansayar, Jimmie Durham, Latifa Echakhch, Michel Journiac, Jannis Kounellis, Philippe Meste, Gianni Motti, Cléo Perrin, Raymond Pettibon, Julien Previeux, Charlotte Simonnet, Internationale Situationniste, Lawrence Weiner

42 Rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris, France

Feb 4, 2026 — Mar 28, 2026

RED AND GREEN AND BLUE MORE OR LESS.

Lawrence Weiner

Oct 27, 2025 — Jan 25, 2026

Lawrence Weiner: ANYTHING ADDED TO SOMETHING

Lawrence Weiner

Nov 8, 2024 — Dec 28, 2024

Lawrence Weiner APRÈS ICI & LÀ

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Sep 2, 2023 — Oct 7, 2023

Lawrence Weiner: WITHIN A REALM OF RELATIVE FORM

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May 27, 2023 — Aug 25, 2023

Lawrence Weiner APROPOS LAWRENCE WEINER

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Lower John Street, Golden Square, London W1F 9DY, United Kingdom

May 4, 2022 — Jul 1, 2022

Lawrence Weiner: THIS AS THAT BE THAT AS IT MAY

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4 Newtown Lane

Apr 25, 2022 — May 25, 2022

OUT OF SIGHT. Lawrence Weiner

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Albertinapl. 1, 1010 Wien, Austria

Jan 1, 2022 — Jan 1, 2022

Lawrence Weiner — 29 June 2022 – 24 July 2022

LAWRENCE WEINER

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Charlottenstraße 24, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Jul 17, 2021 — Sep 4, 2021

1 February - 22 May 2021

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Feb 1, 2021 — May 2, 2021

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Feb 1, 2021 — May 2, 2021

FOLDED WAVES VAGUES PLIÉES

Lawrence Weiner

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Nov 3, 2018 — Dec 21, 2018

IN TANDEM WITH THE SANDS

Lawrence Weiner

13 Rue des Arquebusiers, 75003 Paris, France

May 1, 2018

Lawrence Weiner: OUT OF SIGHT

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117 Sandusky St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA

Sep 12, 2017 — Jan 14, 2018

Lawrence Weiner — September 12, 2017 – January 14, 2018

INHERENT INNATE TENSION

Lawrence Weiner

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Mar 1, 2017 — Apr 22, 2017

Lawrence Weiner: OUT OF SIGHT

Lawrence Weiner

1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, USA

Jan 1, 2017

Jan. 27 – May 28, 2017 Lawrence Weiner: OUT OF SIGHT

Somewhere São Paulo

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Rua Iramaia 105

Sep 6, 2014 — Oct 4, 2014

On Top of the Wind

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13 Rue des Arquebusiers, 75003 Paris, France

Nov 1, 2013

Lawrence Weiner Gyroscopically Speaking

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79 Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris, France

Dec 10, 2010 — Jan 21, 2011

Lawrence Weiner At the Level of the Sea

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385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Jan 15, 2009 — Feb 21, 2009

Lawrence Weiner: Offsides

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27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

Feb 6, 2008 — Mar 15, 2008

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Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Nov 11, 2005 — Jan 15, 2006

Blick.Sammlung

Alexandre Calame, François Diday, Robert Zünd, Rudolf Koller, Otto Frölicher, Adolf Stäbli, Lawrence Weiner, Mark Boyle, Joan Hills, Ferdinand Hodler

Jan 1, 2002

19.03.29.09.2002 Blick.Sammlung

Lawrence Weiner Au même moment – At the same time

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79 Rue du Temple, 75003 Paris, France

Apr 8, 2000 — May 13, 2000

In one place and another

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13 Rue des Arquebusiers, 75003 Paris, France

Mar 1, 1999

Lawrence Weiner A Basic Assumption & Five Figures of Structure

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385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Jan 15, 1999 — Feb 20, 1999

Drawings of & About Posters

LAWRENCE WEINER

401 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, USA

Jan 9, 1999 — Feb 27, 1999

Lawrence Weiner Then Now & Then

Lawrence Weiner

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Feb 15, 1997 — Mar 15, 1997

Lawrence Weiner Somethings Brought to Hand

Lawrence Weiner

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Dec 1, 1995 — Jan 13, 1996

Lawrence Weiner XXth Anniversary Exhibition: Stones + Stones + Stones

Lawrence Weiner

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Jan 7, 1995 — Jan 28, 1995

Dropped Stones

Lawrence Weiner

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Jan 19, 1991 — Feb 9, 1991

Lawrence Weiner New Works: 2 + 2 = 4

Lawrence Weiner

30 Rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris, France

Jan 10, 1987 — Feb 7, 1987

Lawrence Weiner

Lawrence Weiner

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Nov 1, 1986 — Nov 22, 1986

Lawrence Weiner Five Sculptures

Lawrence Weiner

30 Rue Beaubourg, 75003 Paris, France

Dec 1, 1984 — Jan 9, 1985

Lawrence Weiner Film Screening A Second Quarter

Lawrence Weiner

18 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Feb 10, 1976 — Feb 10, 1976

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Lawrence Weiner — On view

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Lawrence Weiner

3 Beekman St, Beacon, NY 12508, USA

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Art Fair Appearances21

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Frieze New York — New York
2025
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2024
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
Art Basel — Basel
2023
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2023
Miart — Milan
2022
Art Basel — Basel
2021
Frieze London — London
2020
Frieze New York — New York
2020
Art Basel — Basel
2019
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2018
ZONAMACO — Mexico City
2018
Art Basel — Basel
2017
FIAC — Paris
2017
The Armory Show — New York
2017
ZONAMACO — Mexico City
2017
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2016
Art Basel — Basel
2016
Frieze New York — New York
2016
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2015
Frieze London — London
2015
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