Sol Lewitt : Incomplete open cubes

LeWitt, Sol et al.

ISBN 10: 0262523116 / ISBN 13: 9780262523110

Published by Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, 2001

White glued wraps with black lettering on cover and spine, orange lettering on inside of wraps. (1) 2-112 pp. Features many b+w as well as color illustrations. In the 1960s LeWitt began investigating the cube--a form that remained an essential element of his artistic language throughout his career. But in 1973, the artist started to literally take the cube apart. The Conceptual artist's exploration places emphasis on the idea rather than the art object, and so LeWitt asked: how many variations could be created by systematically subtracting parts from an open cube? For months he painstakingly worked through the artistic process and idea, and concluded with 122 variations of incomplete open cubes. The sculpture Incomplete Open Cube 6/19 represents the nineteenth variation of a six-edged open cube. VG exlib with stickers on spine and inside rear cover, stamps on endpages. Seller Inventory # 202677

Synopsis:

A sophisticated and elaborate expression of conceptualist art-making by Sol Le Witt, considered by many to be one of the most influential abstract artists of his generation, exemplifies LeWitt's idea that "a machine that makes the art." Original.

About the Author:

Pamela M. Lee is Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Stanford University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Sol Lewitt : Incomplete open cubes
Publisher: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Softcover