Sol Lewitt

American sculptor, draughtsman, lithographer and etcher. Born in Hartford, Connecticut. Studied at Syracuse University, New York, 1945-9. Abandoned painting in 1962 and began to experiment with abstract black and white reliefs, followed in 1963 by relief constructions with nested enclosures projecting into space, and box- and table-like constructions. First one-man exhibition at the Daniels Gallery, New York, 1965. From 1965-6 worked in series using a simple form such as an open or closed cube as module to create structures in accordance with a pre-determined, logical system. Starting in 1966 with Serial Project No.1 also published a series of books constituting a parallel system. Wrote an influential article ‘Paragraphs on Conceptual Art’ first published 1967. Taught at the Museum of Modern Art School, New York, 1964-7, at Cooper Union, New York, 1967-8, at the School of Visual Arts, New York, 1969-70 and at New York University from 1970. Began in 1968 to create wall drawings, to be carried out by himself or others in accordance with his specifications, and also produced series of lithographs, etchings and screenprints.

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Wall Drawings, 2006

Installation view, Lisson Gallery, 29 Bell St, London
29 November 2006 – 20 January 2007

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Wall Drawing #1139: Forms composed of bands of black and white, 2004

Acrylic paint
Dimensions variable
Installation view, Lisson Gallery, London

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Five Open Geometric Structures, 1979

Acrylic on mahogany

 

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Open Geometric Structure 3, 1990

Paint on wood
98 x 98 x 438 cm
38.6 x 38.6 x 172.4 in

A video about his process

Bonus Video:
Sol LeWitt to Eva Hesse – Read by Benedict Cumberbatch

Artwork information and images sourced from Lisson Gallery

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