Sol LeWitt
dal 15/6/2007 al 30/12/2007
Segnalato da
15/6/2007
Sol LeWitt
Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht
Collection display. The work of Sol LeWitt is situated between tight control and letting go. Whereas a classical painter or sculptor will let his own personal hand(writing) prevail, LeWitt prefers to have the work executed by others. His own contribution is limited to thinking up a concept or idea, which is usually based on very simple principles. Nevertheless, LeWitt's work continually reaches such high levels of refinement that astonishment, awe, beauty and all those old artistic values continue to play tricks on us.
Collection display
In 1993, the Bonnefantenmuseum first acquired a work by the American artist Sol LeWitt (1928 Hartford (Conn.) – 2007 New York), one of the artists behind the dominant post-war art movements minimal art and conceptual art. Nowadays, the museum prides itself on an extensive collection of his work that is also representative of the main media in which he excels; sculpture, monumental wall drawings and gouaches. The close bond of friendship between the artist and the museum led to a large part of the total of 21 works of art being donated to the museum. The latest donation is the precise wall drawing Wall Drawing #1239 Scribbles (Bonnefantenmuseum), which was specially conceived for the museum this year.
The work of Sol LeWitt is situated between tight control and letting go. Whereas a classical painter or sculptor will let his own personal hand(writing) prevail, LeWitt prefers to have the work executed by others. His own contribution is limited to thinking up a concept or idea, which is usually based on very simple principles. Nevertheless, LeWitt's work continually reaches such high levels of refinement that astonishment, awe, beauty and all those ‘old' artistic values continue to play tricks on us. He can be compared to a composer whose work is performed by musicians or an architect who doesn't lay the bricks himself.
Sol LeWitt, the man of few words but oh so many visual ideas, died on Easter Sunday 2007. He embodied one of the most versatile artists of the twentieth century and many generations of artists will be able to fall back on him. The extensive collection of Sol LeWitt's work means that the museum will be continually calling attention to it.
Until the end of this year, in Galleries 5, the museum will be showing works from the collection, including the recently acquired Scribbles. In the Cupola of the museum, Wall drawing #801: Spiral, 1996 by Sol LeWitt will be exhibited alongside Prometeo, 1986 – 1987 by the Italian artist Luciano Fabro.
Opening june 16, 2007
Bonnefanten Museum
Avenue Ceramique 250 - Maastricht