Chris Teerink's superb film documents the work of artist Sol LeWitt (1928-2007), whose legacy lies not only in past accomplishments, but in the work he left for others to complete.
LeWitt made his name in the 1960s, creating cube-based sculptures and geometric paintings so revolutionary that they triggered the formation of the Minimal and Conceptual art movements.
But it is LeWitt's "wall drawings," as he termed them, which Teerink means to celebrate. While interviewing LeWitt's colleagues and admirers, Teerink keeps cutting back to a museum in the Netherlands circa 2011, where eight artists are installing LeWitt's Wall Drawing No. 801: Spiral.
With LeWitt's measurement-filled sketches as their only guide, the eight stand on platforms in an enormous whi...
LeWitt made his name in the 1960s, creating cube-based sculptures and geometric paintings so revolutionary that they triggered the formation of the Minimal and Conceptual art movements.
But it is LeWitt's "wall drawings," as he termed them, which Teerink means to celebrate. While interviewing LeWitt's colleagues and admirers, Teerink keeps cutting back to a museum in the Netherlands circa 2011, where eight artists are installing LeWitt's Wall Drawing No. 801: Spiral.
With LeWitt's measurement-filled sketches as their only guide, the eight stand on platforms in an enormous whi...
- 5/7/2014
- Village Voice
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