Dimensions
191 x 254 x 15mm
A pioneer of minimalism and conceptual art, Sol LeWitt (1928?dash;2007) is best known for his monumental wall drawings. LeWitt?squo;s broad artistic practice, however, also included photography, artist?squo;s books, sculpture, and printmaking. From the familiar to the underappreciated aspects of the artist?squo;s oeuvre, this book examines the ways that LeWitt?squo;s work was multidisciplinary, humorous, philosophical, and even religious.
Locating Sol LeWitt contains nine new essays that explore the artist?squo;s work across media and address topics such as LeWitt?squo;s formative friendships with colleagues at the Museum of Modern Art in the early 1960s; his photographs of Manhattan?squo;s Lower East Side; his 1979 collaboration with Lucinda Childs and Philip Glass and its impact on his printmaking; and his commissions linked to Jewish history and the Holocaust. The essays offer insights into the role of parody, experimentation, and uncertainty in the artist?squo;s practice, along with contingency in relation to site, space, and movement. Together, these studies shed light on the full scope of LeWitt?squo;s creativity and offer a multifaceted reassessment of this singular and influential artist.
