Sol lewitt, born today, 9 september, in 1928, was a 20th century new york. Lewitt s voice at times authoritarian, exposing his deeply conceptual thinking echoes. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Sol lewitt, housatonic museum of art, bridgeport, ct wall drawings and photographs 1969 through 1998, fraenkel gallery, san francisco, ca liliana tovar, stockholm, sweden. Books, minnesota center for book arts, mcbn, minneapolis, mn. This piece was documented by a series of still photographs, but the location of the work has never been disclosed. Extensive offsetprinted isometric variations on lewitts open cube structure in schematic and. How sol lewitt broke art apart from its ideas art agenda phaidon.
Sol lewitt examines and deconstructs all the possible forms of an open frame cube. A cube photographed by carol hubener using nine light sources and all their combinations. In other examples also in this book and at the exhibit are line drawings examining the interaction of hundreds of overlapping circles emanating from various points on the canvas. As we write in the art book, lewitt exploited the contradiction. A coloring book of drawings by contemporary artists by lewitt, sol. Lewitt, sol 49 threepart variations using three different kinds of cubes196768sol lewitt 1969. 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. If youre like many creative people who procrastinate and are discouraged, you will find that this book will motivate you to work. One of these projects is a buried metal cube in the ground in holland, titled box in the hole, 1968. Sol lewitts artists books, on show at site gallery.
For anyone wholike mehas a problem with much contemporary art e. Begun in 1974, incomplete open cubes is a sophisticated and elaborate expression of conceptualist artmaking by sol lewitt, one of the most influential abstract artists of his generation. Sol lewitt s most popular book is between the lines. Reducing art to its essentials, the cube became the basic modular unit for his. Crumb, r rockman, alexis and a great selection of related books, art. The book features much previously unpublished material, including working drawings. The ziggurat and setback skyscraper had the greatest influence on lewitt s foursided pyramid. Lewitt announced that he had buried the cube so we know that the work exists. Sol lewitt used lines, geometric solids, ratio, patterns, formulas, and permutations to create his modern structures and wall paintings. Discover the best 98825010 lewitt, sol in best sellers. This structure lewitt did not use the term sculpture for his threedimensional art is made of blocks stacked. With essays by nicholas baume, jonathan flatley, and pamela m. Sol lewitt has 47 books on goodreads with 224 ratings. The artists books of sol lewitt at printed matter, new york.