“LAWRENCE WEINER: UNDER THE SUN” Installation view at Amorepacific Museum of Art ©Amorepacific Museum of Art
Amorepacific Museum of Art will present LAWRENCE WEINER: UNDER THE SUN, a solo exhibition by American conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner (b. 1942), from August 31, 2023 to January 28, 2024. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition in Korea and his first retrospective since his passing in 2021.
Lawrence Weiner uses language as the main material of his works and refers to his works using language as sculpture. Wiener’s works take the form of text on the wall. The texts are mainly composed of capitalized letters of the alphabet, but there are also a few works in this exhibition that are specially written in Korean. These works are written in primary colors such as red, yellow, blue, and green, or black letters with geometric graphics. The artist values the different interpretations of his works and provides only ‘language + the materials referred to’ as information about the works.
In addition to the artist’s works using languages, the exhibition also features video footage. Besides, seven Korean art collections from the Amorepacific Museum of Art will be exhibited alongside Weiner’s works, reflecting the artist’s philosophy of responding to the cultural elements of the countries in which he is exhibited.
