Saturday, August 01, 2009

Sol Lewitt at MASS MoCA




THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING IN THE ROOM WITH THESE WALL DRAWINGS BY SOL LEWITT IS NOT EASILY COMMUNICATED THROUGH PHOTOS. THEY ARE MOST IMPRESSIVE BY THEIR SHEER SIZE, AND THE BEAUTY OF THEIR SURFACES, WHICH ARE PRECISE AND IN SOME CASES, LUSCIOUS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUSH TO SEE THEM - MASS MOCA HAS DEVOTED AN ENTIRE BUILDING TO THIS WORK. 1ST FLOOR: EARLY YEARS; 2ND FLOOR: MID-CAREER; 3RD FLOOR: LATE WORK. IT WILL BE ON DISPLAY UNTIL 2033!

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