Talk:Peter Coffin (artist)

"Singing tree" not still exhibited
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)
 * Nice, thanks! --Bjornwireen (talk) 22:20, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

"Singing tree" still exhibited?
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)

Peter identities as non-binary
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)

What a confusing sentence
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)