Amorepacific Museum of Art is pleased to present LAWRENCE WEINER: UNDER THE SUN, the solo museum survey by Lawrence Weiner (1942-2021). This is his inaugural solo presentation in both South Korea and in Asia as well as the first comprehensive show within an institutional context since his passing in 2021.

On view are 47 of Weiner’s best exemplified language sculptures. Under the themes of “Subject-Object,’ ‘Process’ and ‘Simultaneous Realities,’ this exhibition attempts to create a space for new visual dialogues that transcend historical time and cultural space by bringing together Weiner’s art with select pieces from the museum's Korean art collection. Weiner’s language functions both as the point of entry and departure to engage with these works. 

In addition to the 47 language sculptures, edition works, drawings, posters, motion drawings and video works are also presented to collectively illustrate the breadth of his extensive artistic practice. From the early works produced in 1970s such as SMASHED TO PIECES (IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT) (1971), TO SEE AND BE SEEN (1972), works such as AN OBJECT TOSSED FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER (1988), UNDER THE SUN (1999/2000), AS TO BE IN PLAIN SIGHT (2009) and his works produced in 2020 ON VIEW and REMOVED FROM VIEW are collectively presented to shed light on the 60 years of the artist’s practice.