Sol LeWitt, one of the most important American artists of this century, has spent the past four decades creating artworks that explore the potential of ideas for the making of visual forms. LeWitt transforms these ideas into objects of exquisite beauty and elegance, deliberately introducing elements of chance, intuition, or irrationality into the systems that govern the creation of his works. LeWitt's delicate balancing act between thought and form, between order and disorder, between authorship and anonymity, has exerted ...
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Sol LeWitt, one of the most important American artists of this century, has spent the past four decades creating artworks that explore the potential of ideas for the making of visual forms. LeWitt transforms these ideas into objects of exquisite beauty and elegance, deliberately introducing elements of chance, intuition, or irrationality into the systems that govern the creation of his works. LeWitt's delicate balancing act between thought and form, between order and disorder, between authorship and anonymity, has exerted an enormous influence on artists of subsequent generations. This book, the first retrospective of LeWitt's work in more than twenty years, fosters a deeper understanding of the artist's career and its significance to American art and thought. Including essays by Gary Garrels, Martin Friedman, Brenda Richardson, and other distinguished curators and art historians, the book charts the evolution of LeWitt's art from his groundbreaking work in Conceptualism during the early 1960s through his turn toward a more lyrical and sensual form of abstraction around 1980. With more than 350 images, the book provides a stunning visual survey of LeWitt's oeuvre from 1960 to the p
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Used-Like New in As New jacket. Lovely, excellently preserved copy, hardcover with dust jacket, 2000. DJ like new in clear protective mylar cover. Book is tight, bright, clean, unmarked, apparently unread. Will pack with care.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book 415 pages with over 450 illustrations in color. Edited and with an Introduction by Gary Garrels. Minor rubbing and wear to the covers and edge. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco CA February 19-May 30, 2000, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago IL July 22-October 22, 2000 and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York NY November 30, 2000-February 25, 2001. Bibliography. Exhibition History. List of Plate Illustrations. Appendix: The Writings of Sol Lewitt.
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Very good. Signed. Signed by Sol LeWitt on half title page below printed name. Dust jacket shows some scuffing, rubbing and light edge wear. Spine has a slight slant.
