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Bronx-born post-minimalistLawrence Weiner, 76, is famous today for hisdeadpan-poeticconceptualtext pieces.
But he didnt come from a fancy background his father owned a candy store.
and then tasked with reimagining his famous stencil ampersand (pictured above).
Students were instructed to design their version of it symbolizing individuality & me.
Its funny because to me, somehow that was the best advice he had given the whole time.
Joyce Stephanie Rodriguez, also 15, was more on point with the lesson at hand.
The results left Weiner pleased by the level of sophistication they were able to engender.
Now I am in awe of this generation of young people.
