Art Talks: Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings

Date and Time
February 20, 2019
Event Details

Artist, Curator, and Installation Director discuss the most comprehensive publication of the revered twentieth century artist’s work to date.

FEATURING

Wall Drawing #766, Wall Drawing #573A, Wall Drawing #652
L-R: Wall Drawing #766Wall Drawing #573AWall Drawing #652 at Renn Espace d'art contemporain, Paris, 1994. © 2019 Estate of Sol LeWitt/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo by Florian Kleinefenn, Paris
  • Lindsay Aveilhé
  • Susan Cross
  • John Hogan
  • Pat Steir
  • Christopher Vacchio

Iconic American artist Sol LeWitt is credited with helping to establish both minimalism and conceptual art. After more than a decade spent working in close collaboration with the artist’s estate, Artifex Press presents Sol LeWitt Wall Drawings Catalogue Raisonné, the definitive publication  of the roughly 1,350 wall drawings that LeWitt  produced. Comprising archival photographs, diagrams, installation instructions, sound recordings, and video, the collection  highlights the evolution of LeWitt’s work over the roughly 3,500 installations of his wall drawings. 

The catalog’s editorial team is joined by an artist and close friend of LeWitt, the Senior Curator of Visual Arts at MASS MoCA, and  the Installation Director for Sol LeWitt's wall drawings to discuss the publication and reflect on the lasting importance of the artist’s body of work. 

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For free events, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. Priority will be given to those who have registered in advance, but registration does not guarantee admission. All registered seats are released shortly before start time, and seats may become available at that time. A standby line will form one hour before the program.

PRESS 
Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc.) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Sara Beth Joren at sarabethjoren@nypl.org. For all other inquiries, please contact publicprograms@nypl.org.