Sol LeWitt: In Memoriam
Images
Sol LeWitt, One-, Two-, Three-, and Four-Part Combinations of Vertical, Horizontal, and Diagonal Left and Right Bands of Color, 1993–94. Gouache on paper; set of 64 sheets, each: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm). Collection of Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago,
restricted gift of Alsdorf Foundation, Lindy Bergman, Ann and Bruce Bachmann, Carol and Douglas Cohen, Frances and Thomas Dittmer, Gael Neeson and Stefan T. Edlis, Sandra P. and Jack Guthman, Anne and William J. Hokin, Judith Neisser, Susan and Lewis Manilow, Dr. Paul and Dorie Sternberg, Howard and Donna Stone, Lynn and Allen Turner, Martin E. Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. Burton W. Kanter, Ralph and Helyn Goldenberg, and Marcia and Irving Stenn, 1994.13.a–lll
About
In memory of the artist Sol LeWitt, the MCA is presenting a special exhibition of his work that includes a sequence from One-, Two-, Three-, and Four-Part Combinations of Vertical, Horizontal, and Diagonal Left and Right Bands of Color
One of the most influential American artists of the 20th century, LeWitt was a pioneer of conceptual art. “No matter what form [art] may finally have it must begin with an idea,” he wrote in Paragraphs on Conceptual Art