Author: WEARING, Gillian
Title: Gillian Wearing - Signs that say what you want them to say and not Signs that say what someone else wants you to say 1992-1993.
Description: London, Maureen Paley - Interim Art, 1997. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. 96 pp. Softcover. Illustrated in colour throughout. - Edition: 1500 - Notable series of work by Wearing include Signs that Say What You Want Them To Say and Not Signs that Say What Someone Else Wants You To Say (1992-1993), in which the artist confronted strangers and asked them write what they were thinking, then photographed them holding the sign. 'It's always important as an artist to find a unique language, and that's why the Signs excited me,' she said of her series. 'They felt new. But I didn't realize they were going to be so influential, on everything from advertising to people doing signs for their Facebook page.'. [Artnet] - Good copy

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