Lawrence Weiner Movies

  • 2008
    Water in Milk Exists

    Water in Milk Exists

    Water in Milk Exists

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    In cooperation with the Swiss Institute, Lawrence Weiner teamed up with cinematographer Kiki Allgeier to realize WATER IN MILK EXISTS, a fresh skin...

    Water in Milk Exists
  • 1974
    Done To

    Done To

    Done To

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    "Done To" (sometimes called "It Is, Done To") consists of simple camera frames which are silent and/or unconnected to a complex soundtrack running...

    Done To
  • 2006
    Liberté et contrainte

    Liberté et contrainte

    Liberté et contrainte

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    The title refers to his statement made in 1968 for the magazine Art News in an attempt to define his work. 1/ the artist may construct the work; 2/...

    Liberté et contrainte
  • 1970
    Beached

    Beached

    Beached

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    The soundtrack begins with the artist stating the conditions: “An artist may construct a work and/or a work may be fabricated and/or a work...

    Beached
  • 2007
    Turning Some Pages

    Turning Some Pages

    Turning Some Pages

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    Turning Some Pages was produced in conjunction with the printing of a limited edition journal of the same name by the Howard Smith Paper Group, a...

    Turning Some Pages
  • 2013
    This Is Isa Genzken

    This Is Isa Genzken

    This Is Isa Genzken

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    MoMA documentary on sculptor Isa Genzken.

    This Is Isa Genzken
  • 1975
    A First Quarter

    A First Quarter

    A First Quarter

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    Using the structure of a feature film as its basic format, A First Quarter adopts the principles of nouvelle vague cinema. Simultaneous realities,...

    A First Quarter
  • 1970
    Broken Off

    Broken Off

    Broken Off

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    "In this video the artist states that it is a public freehold work which demonstrates what could be art within his responsibility. Like Beached it...

    Broken Off
  • 1976
    Do You Believe In Water?

    Do You Believe In Water?

    Do You Believe In Water?

    01976HD

    In a nearly bare loft space, Weiner's performers cluster around an octagonal pink table, enacting a series of what seem to be choreographed exercises...

    Do You Believe In Water?
  • 1976
    Green As Well As Blue As Well As Red

    Green As Well As Blue As Well As Red

    Green As Well As Blue As Well As Red

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    A table is set with two red books placed at diagonal corners and a stack of three poker chips placed in the center. Two women enter, sit, and begin...

    Green As Well As Blue As Well As Red
  • 1972
    Shifted From the Side

    Shifted From the Side

    Shifted From the Side

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    Shifted From the Side is conceptually identical to To And Fro... and was probably made the same afternoon. The object used to demonstrate five...

    Shifted From the Side
  • 1972
    To and Fro. Fro and To. And To and Fro. And Fro and To.

    To and Fro. Fro and To. And To and Fro. And Fro and To.

    To and Fro. Fro and To. And To and Fro. And Fro and To.

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    Reportedly shot in the back office at Leo Castelli’s New York gallery, an ashtray is used to demonstrate five different actions related to...

    To and Fro. Fro and To. And To and Fro. And Fro and To.
  • 2003
    Sink or Swim

    Sink or Swim

    Sink or Swim

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    Writes Weiner: COLLAGED COMPONENTS COLLIDE IN THIS CARTOON - SINK OR SWIM LOOKS AS IF BUILT AS AN HOMAGE TO THE 'LOONEY TUNES' PREMISE THAT WHAT...

    Sink or Swim
  • 2002
    Wild Blue Yonder

    Wild Blue Yonder

    Wild Blue Yonder

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    Wild Blue Yonder fuses animated drawings and text with video footage of Weiner's friends, colleagues, and family. Weiner recontextualizes the...

    Wild Blue Yonder
  • 2001
    Blue Moon Over

    Blue Moon Over

    Blue Moon Over

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    With Blue Moon Over, Weiner extends his text-based works into the digital realm, positing aphorisms and epigrammatic phrases that investigate...

    Blue Moon Over
  • 1979
    There But For

    There But For

    There But For

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    There But For resembles a soap opera; its characters—a couple whose relationship has seen better days, a ball-and-jack playing adult/child, and...

    There But For
  • 1976
    A Bit of Matter and A Little Bit More

    A Bit of Matter and A Little Bit More

    A Bit of Matter and A Little Bit More

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    The male/female, subject/object investigation in A Bit of Matter and a Little Bit More has no titillating introduction; the appetite is not whetted...

    A Bit of Matter and A Little Bit More
  • 1999
    Hearts and Helicopters - A Trilogy

    Hearts and Helicopters - A Trilogy

    Hearts and Helicopters - A Trilogy

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    Lawrence Weiner film from 1999

    Hearts and Helicopters - A Trilogy
  • 1982
    Plowman's Lunch

    Plowman's Lunch

    Plowman's Lunch

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    16mm film from 1982.

    Plowman's Lunch
  • 1981
    Passage to the North

    Passage to the North

    Passage to the North

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    16mm short film from 1981.

    Passage to the North