Lawrence Weiner. Written in the Wind

For the first time, MACBA presents a show dedicated to Weiner’s drawings. Inspired by the gestural nature of the medium, the graphic and visual quality of drawing is used to structure the exhibition, eschewing a chronological narrative in favour of an intimate look at the interests and obsessions of the artist, and offering a privileged insight into his work and his vision of the world.

Written on the Wind ran at MACBA from 8 March to 30 June 2013, organised by MACBA and co-produced with the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, with Hiuwai Chu as assistant curator. It was the first exhibition devoted to the drawings of Lawrence Weiner, the least-known part of his work. Rather than a chronological survey, the show set out the works on paper as a record of the artist's interests, made across formats such as calligraphy paper, city plans, tobacco wrappers and newspaper pages. The accompanying monograph, sequenced by Weiner with the designer Filiep Tacq, brought together more than 120 drawings and was co-published by MACBA and Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König.