Lawrence Weiner
WE ARE SHIPS AT SEA NOT DUCKS ON A POND

, 2017

Screenprint on MultiCard 1S 300g paper

59.5 x 42 cm (23.4 x 16.5 in)

Edition of 30

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About Lawrence Weiner

Lawrence Weiner was born in 1942 in New York and is one of the central figures in the formation of Conceptual art. Over a career that has spanned half a century, he has seen the predominant style shift from Abstract Expressionism to Minimalism, has witnessed the popularization of machine-made or industrially produced art and the rise of positing ideas as the central tenet of art. Throughout his multifaceted career Lawrence Weiner has… Read more

About the artwork

The strange lyricism of the title combined with Weiner’s meticulous integration of color and shape, imbues this artwork with a comical but profound optimism. But why the ducks? The animals feature often in the great artist’s work. Is it because these quacking beasts are the perfect tonic to taking art—and maybe yourself—too seriously?