I can't wait.....
1982 · Ink and pencil on paper
21 x 14 3/4" (53.3 x 37.5 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Guy de Cointet
Artist
WA-00033496
SculptureConceptual ArtPerformance ArtInstitutional Critique
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23
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48
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Guy de Cointet was an American artist and performer working across language, text, and theatrical gesture in the postwar period. His practice centered on absurdist performance pieces, visual poetry, and word-based installations that disrupted conventional meaning and grammar. De Cointet's work treated language as a material object, fragmenting and recombining words to expose the arbitrary relationship between signifier and referent. His interdisciplinary approach anticipated conceptual art's engagement with text and institutional critique.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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