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Lawrence Weiner's "A RUBBER BALL THROWN ON THE SEA, Cat. No. 146" is displayed at the Hirshhorn Museum in blue, sans-serif lettering. Weiner was open to the seven words being produced in any color, ...

"Modern" and "contemporary" usually are thought to mean the same thing -- at least, until you enter the art world. Here, "modern" refers to a very specific time nearly 100 years ago.