Sol LeWitt
- Introduction
- 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. The first biography of the artist, Sol LeWitt: A Life of Ideas, by Lary Bloom, was published by Wesleyan University Press in the spring of 2019.
- Wikidata
- Q168587
- Introduction
- LeWitt moved from Minimalism to Conceptual art in the 1970s often stressing theory over execution, employing systems to govern the artistic process, that most often result in large-scale wall drawings.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Muralist, Conceptual Artist, Painter, Sculptor
- Names
- Sol LeWitt, Sol Lewitt, Sol Le Witt
- Ulan
- 500115429
Exhibitions
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MoMA PS1 Artist interventions
Ongoing
MoMA PS1
Other installation
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413: Breaking the Mold
Oct 21, 2019–Sep 20, 2020
MoMA
Collection gallery
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Studio Visit: Selected Gifts from Agnes Gund
Apr 29–Jul 22, 2018
MoMA
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FORTY
Jun 19–Aug 28, 2016
MoMA PS1
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From the Collection:
1960–1969 Mar 26, 2016–Mar 19, 2017
MoMA
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Sol LeWitt has
92 exhibitionsonline.
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles and Alternate Straight and Not Straight Horizontal and Straight Vertical Lines (plate 12) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Straight Horizontal Lines on the Top and Straight Vertical Lines on the Bottom (plate 13) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Straight Horizontal Lines on the Top and Not Straight Horizontal Lines on the Bottom (plate 14) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Straight Horizontal Lines on the Top and Not Straight Vertical Lines on the Bottom (plate 15) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Horizontal Lines on the Top and Not Straight Vertical Lines on the Bottom (plate 16) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Vertical Lines on the Top and Not Straight Horizontal Lines on the Bottom (plate 17) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Horizontal Lines on the Top and Straight Vertical Lines on the Bottom (plate 18) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Straight Horizontal and Vertical Lines on the Top and Not Straight Horizontal Lines on the Bottom (plate 19) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Vertical Lines on the Top and Straight Horizontal and Vertical Lines on the Bottom (plate 20) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Horizontal and Straight Vertical Lines on the Top and Straight Horizontal Lines on the Bottom (plate 21) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Horizontal Lines on the Top and Straight Horizontal and Vertical Lines on the Bottom (plate 22) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Horizontal and Straight Vertical Lines on the Top and Not Straight Vertical Lines on the Bottom (plate 23) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Horizontal and Vertical Lines on the Top and Straight Horizontal and Vertical Lines on the Bottom (plate 24) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Straight Horizontal Lines on the Left and Straight Vertical Lines on the Right (plate 25) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Horizontal Lines on the Left and Straight Horizontal Lines on the Right (plate 26) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Straight Horizontal Lines on the Left and Not Straight Vertical Lines on the Right (plate 27) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Horizontal Lines on the Left and Not Straight Vertical Lines on the Right (plate 28) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Vertical Lines on the Left and Not Straight Horizontal Lines on the Right (plate 29) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Horizontal Lines on the Left and Straight Vertical Lines on the Right (plate 30) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Straight Horizontal and Vertical Lines on the Left and Not Straight Horizontal Lines on the Right (plate 31) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Vertical Lines on the Left and Straight Horizontal and Vertical Lines on the Right (plate 32) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Horizontal and Straight Vertical Lines on the Left and Straight Horizontal Lines on the Right (plate 33) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Horizontal Lines on the Left and Straight Horizontal and Vertical Lines on the Right (plate 34) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Horizontal and Straight Vertical Lines on the Left and Straight Horizontal and Not Straight Vertical Lines on the Right (plate 35) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles with Not Straight Horizontal and Vertical Lines on the Left and Straight Horizontal and Vertical Lines on the Right (plate 36) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles and a Square with Straight Horizontal Lines Outside and Straight Vertical Lines Inside (plate 37) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles and a Square with Straight Horizontal Lines Outside and Not Straight Horizontal Lines Inside (plate 38) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles and a Square with Straight Horizontal Lines Outside and Not Straight Vertical Lines Inside (plate 39) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles and a Square with Not Straight Horizontal Lines Outside and Not Straight Vertical Lines Inside (plate 40) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles and a Square with Not Straight Vertical Lines Outside and Not Straight Horizontal Lines Inside (plate 41) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles and a Square with Not Straight Horizontal Lines Outside and Straight Vertical Lines Inside (plate 42) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles and a Square with Straight Horizontal and Vertical Lines Outside and Not Straight Horizontal Lines Inside (plate 43) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles and a Square with Not Straight Vertical Lines Outside and Straight Horizontal and Vertical Lines Inside (plate 44) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles and a Square with Not Straight Horizontal and Straight Vertical Lines Outside and Straight Horizontal Lines Inside (plate 45) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles and a Square with Not Straight Horizontal Lines Outside and Straight Horizontal and Vertical Lines Inside(plate 46) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles and a Square with Not Straight Horizontal and Straight Vertical Lines Outside and Straight Horizontal and Not Straight Vertical Lines Inside (plate 47) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Scribbles and a Square with Straight Horizontal and Vertical Lines Outside and Not Straight Horizontal and Vertical Lines Inside (plate 48) from Squarings 2003
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Sol LeWitt Wall Drawing #1144, Broken Bands of Color in Four Directions 2004
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Sol LeWitt Wall Drawing #1187, Scribbles: Curves 2005
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Sol LeWitt Whirls and Twirls (Black and Grays) 2005
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