Artist
Sol LeWitt
born Hartford, CT 1928-died New York City 2007
- Also known as
- Sol Le Witt
- Solomon LeWitt
- Sol Lewitt
- Born
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Active in
- Chester, Connecticut, United States
- Biography
Sol LeWitt was a leader in the growth of conceptual art during the 1960s and 1970s. This was a reaction to the emotional qualities of abstract expressionism, and focused on the ideas behind the art as opposed to the actual objects. LeWitt employs teams of trained assistants to construct, print, or paint his pieces, and his written instructions usually became part of the finished work. When one of his assistants was asked who the creator of a painting was, she replied, “Well, we all are, and yet none of us is.” LeWitt’s work derives from simple sequences of numbers, and his sculptures, wall paintings, and prints often display every possible combination of their basic components.
Exhibitions
November 11, 2011–March 11, 2012
Multiplicity features 83 works from the museum’s permanent collection by such outstanding contemporary artists as John Baldessari, John Cage, Vija Celmins, Chuck Close, R.
May 31, 2019–November 22, 2020
Artists used preliminary models—or maquettes—to communicate their ideas.