Talk:Peter Coffin (artist)

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"Singing tree" not still exhibited[edit]

I have confirmed with Wanås that the "Singing tree" is no longer on display, but there is talk of reinstalling in Brazil in a year or so. --Drankpee (talk) 17:12, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nice, thanks! --Bjornwireen (talk) 22:20, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Singing tree" still exhibited?[edit]

Is it really correct that Singing tree can still be seen at Wanås? I visited as late as in September 2007 and I was very convinced that it was no longer under exhibition.--Bjornwireen 21:08, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Peter identities as non-binary[edit]

https://twitter.com/petercoffin/status/1241188467637452802

perhaps he should be placed in a lgbtq+ artist category? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:645:4201:BBD0:C097:DABA:E63C:BD99 (talk) 07:16, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What a confusing sentence[edit]

The second sentence of the second paragraph is quite a doozy. Here it is:

He is the nephew of artist Robert Smithson who introduced Coffin to the study of plant consciousness before Smithson died July 20, 1973 when Coffin was just a year old.

This line seems to tell us a few things:

Peter is the nephew of Robert Smithson.
Smithson introduced him to plant consciousness prior to his death.
Peter was one year old at the time of his introduction to plant consciousness.
Smithson died July 20, 1973.

When looking at the citation, none of these "facts" are included. The citation is simply a description of a museum exhibit that happens to include pieces from both artists. So not only is this sentence extremely poorly written, it is poorly sourced and includes the rather ridiculous claim that a one-year-old has the ability to comprehend and retain a discussion of plant consciousness. I think this sentence needs to be removed entirely. --Tabrown97 (talk) 17:47, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]