NYC Manhole Covers by Lawrence Weiner

NYC Manhole Covers

by Lawrence Weiner
Public Art Fund · 2001 · Staple Bound

Documentation of Lawrence Weiner's Public Art Fund project NYC Manhole Covers (2000) consisting of nineteen manhole covers designed by Weiner and installed in various Manhattan neighborhoods.

Features Weiner's plans for the covers and black-and-white photographs depicting their integration into the city's landscape. Covers inscribed with the phrase 'in direct line with another and the next' referencing Manhattan's street grid. Produced in collaboration with Con Edison and Roman Stone. Offset printed.


Details

Publisher Public Art Fund
Year 2001
ISBN
Format Staple Bound
Pages 40
Dimensions 21.5cm × 14.0cm
Edition Edition of 2000

Notes

Restored 2026-07-23 from git history (original id 1631, row destroyed in commit 8209d1cd1 (2026-01-09)).

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