Sol LeWitt: A Retrospective

Saturday, Jul 22–Sunday, Oct 22, 2000

Bergman Family Gallery
Sylvia Neil and Daniel Fischel Galleries

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A tall gallery space with floor to ceiling artworks filled with colorful stripes in black square outlines, some are horizontal, some diagonal, and some are vertical. In the middle of the room is a group of colorful shards standing upright.

Installation view, Sol LeWitt: A Retrospective, MCA Chicago

Photo: James Isberner, © MCA Chicago

The first comprehensive survey of Sol LeWitt’s work since 1978, this retrospective presents more than 200 works by this leading pioneer of conceptual art. It includes wall drawings, large outdoor pieces, and works on paper, photographs, and books from all phases of LeWitt’s four-decade career. LeWitt’s work strikes a delicate balance between perceptual and conceptual qualities; between dedication to the simplicity and order of geometry and his pursuit of visual beauty and intuitive creation; and between authorship and anonymity. Above all, LeWitt’s work exists in the space between the artist’s conception and the viewer’s reception; it depends upon the viewer’s sensory responses for its completion.

Significant support for this exhibition has been provided by The Henry Luce Foundation and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Support for the Chicago presentation has been generously provided by LaSalle Bank, Muriel Kallis Newman, Zell Family Foundation, Kenneth C. Griffin, Richard A. Lenon, Park Hyatt Chicago, and Howard and Donna Stone.

Air transportation has been generously provided by American Airlines.

Sol LeWitt: A Retrospective

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