Sol LeWitt

Solomon "Sol" LeWitt (September 9, 1928 – April 8, 2007) was an American artist linked to various movements, including Conceptual art and Minimalism.

LeWitt came to fame in the late 1960s with his wall drawings and "structures" (a term he preferred instead of "sculptures") but was prolific in a wide range of media including drawing, printmaking, photography, painting, installation and artist's books.

He has been the subject of hundreds of solo exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world since 1965.

Sol LeWitt was one of the main figures of his time; he transformed the process of art-making by questioning the fundamental relationship between an idea, the subjectivity of the artist, and the artwork a given idea might produce.

While many artists were challenging Modern conceptions of originality, authorship, and artistic genius, LeWitt struck a profoundly different stance from the perception that such approaches to art were mechanical or merely illustrative of philosophy. 

In his Paragraphs on Conceptual Art LeWitt asserted that Conceptual Art was neither mathematical nor intellectual but intuitive, given that the complexity inherent to transforming an idea into a work of art was fraught with contingencies.

LeWitt’s art is not about the singular hand of the artist; it is the idea behind each work that surpass the work itself. 

In the early 21st Century LeWitt's work, especially the wall drawings, has been critically acclaimed for its economic perspicacity. Though modest—most exist as simple instructions on a sheet of paper—the drawings can be made again and again and again, anywhere in the world, without the artist needing to be involved in the production.

Current exhibitions:

The MET 

At The Met Fifth Avenue

JUNE 30, 2014–JANUARY 28, 2018

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Pace Prints 

521 WEST 26TH STREET

October 27, 2017 - December 2, 2017

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ALPHA 137 GALLERY

Alpha 137 Gallery Staff Favorites

New York, Aug 25 – Nov 15

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CROWN POINT PRESS

Degrees of Abstraction

San Francisco, Nov 2, 2017 – Jan 6, 2018

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VINCE FINE ARTS/EPHEMERA

ARTephemera

Miami, Jun 19, 2016 – Dec 31, 2019

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MASS MOCA

Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective

North Adams, Nov 16, 2008 – Oct 1, 2033