Locating Sol LeWitt

A revelatory consideration of the wide-ranging practice of one of the most influential American artists of the 20th century
A revelatory consideration of the wide-ranging practice of one of the most influential American artists of the 20th century A pioneer of minimalism and conceptual art, Sol LeWitt (1928&;2007) is best known for his monumental wall drawings. LeWitt&;s broad artistic practice, however, also included photography, artist&;s books, sculpture, and printmaking. From the familiar to the underappreciated aspects of the artist&;s oeuvre, this book examines the ways that LeWitt&;s work was multidisciplinary, humorous, philosophical, and even religious. Locating Sol LeWitt contains nine new essays that explore the artist&;s work across media and address topics such as LeWitt&;s formative friendships with colleagues at the Museum of Modern Art in the early 1960s; his photographs of Manhattan&;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&;s practice, along with contingency in relation to site, space, and movement. Together, these studies shed light on the full scope of LeWitt&;s creativity and offer a multifaceted reassessment of this singular and influential artist.