Revue Faire #49 – Lawrence Weiner

n°49 — Lawrence Weiner: We Are Ships at Sea, Not Ducks On a Pond

By Joris Kritis, with interviews with Nora Turato and Linda van Deursen

Lawrence Weiner’s use of graphic design has always been of fascination for graphic designers. ‘What makes Weiner’s work seductive to graphic designers is his resolutely non-apologetic method of displaying words without need for any explanation.’* But in this text a comparative analysis is made of different voices about Weiner’s use of graphics & typography.

Next to a speculative history of Weiner’s formal language, two interviews—with graphic designer Linda Van Deursen and artist Nora Turato—pay attention to Weiner’s enduring legacy.