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| Sol LeWitt |
He worked in sculpture, drawing (both on paper and on walls), printing and photography. Once he conceived a work, he often employed a team to help him complete his wall installations, comparing himself to a composer whose work was played by other musicians or an architect who did not erect his own buildings. He contended that the concept of a piece was more important that the execution, giving rise to the term "Conceptualism."
From moma.org and hollistaggart.com
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| K 1 2 3 4 5 6 #2 dailyicon.net |
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| Wall Drawing #260 moma.org |
To see how the wall installation of #260 was accomplished, the following video from the MoMA website gives a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at preparation for an exhibition.
moma.org
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| Installation of Color Bands in Four Directions sfmoma.org |
I love this LeWitt piece so much that I have a print of it in my bedroom, albeit turned to suit my needs. Apologies to any LeWitt purists reading this post.
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| LeWitt print of Color Bands in Four Directions in my bedroom |
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| Splotch #22 blackbird.vcu.edu |
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| Wall Drawing #1081 bombsite.com |
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| Untitled boisseree.com |
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| Forms Derived from a Cube boisseree.com |
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| Lines from the midpoint of lines nga.gov.au |
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| Black and White Bands Within a Circle, marble floor installation, Ronald Reagan Airport, Washington, D. C. metwashairports.com |
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| Wall Drawing #936 sfmoma.org |
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| Wall Drawing #481 baeditions.com |
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| Wall Drawings #631 (left) and #614 (right) nytimes.com |
To watch amazing timelapse videos of wall drawings going up, visit the MASS MoCA website.
And for those of you whose taste runs more to home furnishings than to art, take a look at the gorgeous Sol LeWitt inspired crystal tumblers by Artel.
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