Sol LeWitt

New York City

Sol LeWitt (1928 – 2007) is heralded as the pioneer of conceptual and minimal art. He became known for transforming primary colors and geometric shapes into formal compositions that developed a certain complexity through spatial organization. LeWitt was pivotal in the formation of the new radical aesthetic of the 1960’s and controversially had no concern for descriptive imagery or narrative. Rather, the artist focused on ideas, intuition, systems and structures, creating a lexicon of symbols and instructions that, especially in his later years, defied persistent logic and instead embraced emotion, humanity and the collaborative spirit. LeWitt’s methodology has often been compared to that of a composer, whose musical score is performed by others and thus allows for individual interpretation despite precise instruction.

The selection of works on paper that are currently presented in the exhibition Sol LeWitt: Works on Paper (1983 – 2007) by Waterhouse & Dodd reveal the variety of techniques LeWitt employed during the final decades of his life and marks the first time many of them will be viewed in public. Consisting of gouaches, woodcuts, etchings and engravings, the works on view range from formal geometric studies to exuberant compositions in vivid colors that convey a kind of lyrical expressionism.

Waterhouse & Dodd

June 22nd – August 3rd, 2012
104 Greene Street
New York, NY 10012
USA

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