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LeWitt—who stressed the idea behind his work over its execution—is widely regarded as one of the leading exponents of Minimalism and Conceptual art, and is known primarily for his deceptively simple geometric structures and architecturally scaled wall drawings. His experiments with the latter commenced in 1968 and were considered radical, in part because this new form of drawing was purposely temporal and often executed not just by LeWitt but also by other artists and students whom he invited to assist him in the installation of his artworks.
Each wall drawing begins as a set of instructions or simple diagram to be followed in executing the work. As the exhibition makes clear, these straightforward instructions yield an astonishing—and stunningly beautiful—variety of work that is at once simple and highly complex, rigorous and sensual.

Sol LeWitt created Wall Drawing 340 during a period of experimentation with basic geometric shapes. His formal vocabulary included what the artist referred to as ‘primary’ shapes – circle, square, triangle – and ‘secondary’ shapes – parallelogram, trapezoid, and rectangle.

(text reference: massmoca.org)

He studied at the School of Visual Arts while also pursuing his interest in design at Seventeen magazine, where he did paste-ups, mechanicals, and photostats.^[3] In 1955, he was a graphic designer in the office of architect I.M. Pei for a year. Around that time, LeWitt also discovered the work of the late 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge, whose studies in sequence and locomotion were an early influence. These experiences, combined with an entry-level job as a night receptionist and clerk he took in 1960 at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, would influence LeWitt’s later work.

Books: From 1966, LeWitt’s interest in seriality led to his production of more than 50 artist’s books until 2002. In 1976, with Lucy Lippard and others, LeWitt founded Printed Matter, an organization established to publish and disseminate artist’s books.

(wikipedia)

… Since the name Sol LeWitt is so famous I thought I knew at least a bit about him but that was shallow thinking really… Sometimes I wish I would hear a name for the first time and not mix something up out of bits of facts and half-truths.