Lawrence Weiner

Lawrence Weiner is one of the central figures of Conceptual art whose work challenges traditional assumptions about the nature of the art object. In this site-specific commission, Weiner points to the actions and materials that people use every day, each beam in the work expressing a shift in mood and intention and representing another stage in the equation that Weiner set up. Describing the installation in a recent interview, he noted, "It's a matter (of) how we give value to things. Everything that can be admired is within the realm of possibility."

The installation is presented in both English and Spanish as a nod to South Florida's international population. A mid-career retrospective of Weiner's work was featured at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York in 2007-2008.