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Sol
LeWitt
Run I-IV
1962 |
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Four
decades of LeWitt's work are charted in this exhibition. Wall drawings--works
executed directly on the wall in pencil, crayon, ink washes, and recently
acrylic paint--and "structures"--the term LeWitt prefers to use for his
three-dimensional works rather than the more traditional term "sculpture"--form
the core of this overview. Works on paper, including drawings--made primarily
in pencil, ink, and gouache, an opaque, water-based paint--photographs,
books, and posters are included as well. This is a large exhibition but
even so catches only the tip of the iceberg of LeWitt's work, for his production
is staggering, with more than nine hundred wall drawings, hundreds of drawings
on paper, and scores of structures, ranging in size from modest models to
human-scale objects to room-sized installations and monumental, outdoor
works.
The exhibition is organized within a generally chronological framework.
Works from 1960 to 1980 are presented in the fourth-floor galleries; works
from 1980 to 2000 are presented in the fifth-floor galleries. In addition,
new wall drawings were commissioned for the two large panel walls in the
museum atrium, and wall drawings have been executed in the second and third
floor galleries. A recent structure made from concrete blocks has been built
on the outdoor terrace off the fourth-floor galleries.
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