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MADE FRAGILE AT THIS TIME ON THIS PLACE TO A POINT OF NO RETURN

A work made of language + materials referred to.

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Date:

2000

Artist:

Lawrence Weiner
American, 1942-2021

About this artwork

This work and its title are one and the same. Lawrence Weiner’s works with language have the potential for being realized in countless ways and contexts; they maybe shown outdoors as a public project, published in a book, printed on a matchbook cover, or simply spoken aloud. Seen here on a wall at the Art Institute of Chicago, the work is determined by viewers, drawing from their everyday lives. Thus, Weiner reimagined the relationship between viewer, artist, and artwork.

Status

On View, Gallery 290 (Vestibule)

Department

Contemporary Art

Artist

Lawrence Weiner

Title

MADE FRAGILE AT THIS TIME ON THIS PLACE TO A POINT OF NO RETURN

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

2000

Medium

Language + materials referred to

Dimensions

Dimensions variable

Credit Line

Gift of Donna and Howard Stone

Reference Number

2022.355

Extended information about this artwork

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