biography of Sol LEWITT (1928-2007)
Personal data
Birth : 1928 - Hartford CT Connecticut, United States
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : United States
Address
New York NY New York, United StatesEducation
1949 : School of Art and Design – Syracuse University (BFA) – 102 Schaffer Art – Syracuse NY, United States
Professional data
Other professions
1967 : Professor
Cooper Union Art School – 7e 7th street – New York NY, United States
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : 
Print-Multiple : Serigraph 
Sculpture-Volume : Installation - Stone 
Drawing-Watercolor : Gouache/paper - Mural drawing Movements and styles
AbstractionMinimal Art
Conceptual Art
American Modernists
Works
| Irregular Grid | |
| Date of creation : 2001 Medium : Gouache/paper Size : 75 x 58 cm | |
| Seven pointed star | |
| Date of creation : 1996 Medium : Coloured inks | |
| Progressive Structure | |
| Date of creation : 1996 Medium : Installation Technical data : white painted balsa wood Size : 125 x 125 x 125 cm | |
| A Square within which are horizontal parallel lines | |
| Date of creation : 1982 Medium : Stone | |
| Incomplete Open Cube | |
| Date of creation : 1974 Medium : Installation Materials : enamel-aluminium Size : 105 x 105 cm | |
| Wall drawing #146 | |
| Date of creation : 1972 Medium : Mural drawing | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2008
Estampes 1974-2002
Galerie Lelong Paris – Paris, France
10/16/2008 – 11/22/2008
2005
Oeuvres photographiques
Mauritshuis Museum – The Hague, Netherlands
2005 – 06/16/2005
Donald Young Gallery – Chicago IL, United States
2005 – 05/15/2005
Paula Cooper Gallery – New York NY, United States
09/06/2005 – 10/15/2005
2004
Collection Yvon Lambert – Hôtel de Caumont – Avignon, France
10/30/2004 – 01/16/2005
Pacewildenstein – New York NY, United States
02/27/2004 – 04/17/2004
Wall Drawing, Structure, Gouaches
Annemarie Verna Galerie – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
02/24/2004 – 05/15/2004
Katonah Museum of Art – Katonah NY, United States
02/15/2004 – 05/02/2004
2003
Max Protetch Gallery – New York NY, United States
10/2003
2002
Wall Drawings
Galería Juana de Aizpuru – Madrid, Spain
2002
L’image de la pensée
Château de Villeneuve – Vence, France
2002
2001
Wall Drawings
Irish Museum of Modern Art – Dublin, Ireland
2001
Galerie Yvon Lambert – Paris, France
2001
Fundación Proa – Buenos Aires, Argentina
2001 – 01/2002
Incomplete Open Cubes
Cleveland Museum of Art – Cleveland OH, United States
09/22/2001 – 12/30/2001
2000
A Retrospective
Whitney Museum of American Art – New York NY, United States
12/07/2000 – 02/25/2001
Structure/Wall Drawings/Gouaches
Pacewildenstein – New York NY, United States
12/02/2000 – 01/06/2001
Sol Lewitt : a retrospective
SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
02/19/2000 – 05/21/2000
1997
Sol Lewitt
Paula Cooper Gallery – New York NY, United States
10/23/1997 – 11/22/1997
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2007
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/18/2007 – 10/22/2007
Represented by : Guillermo de Osma Galeria – Calle Claudio Coello, 4 – Madrid, Spain
ArtBrussels – Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2007 – 04/23/2007
Represented by : Mulier Mulier Gallery – De Wielingen 14 – Knokke-le-Zoute, Belgium
2006
Paris Photo n°10
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2006 – 11/19/2006
Represented by : Galerie Florence Loewy – 46 avenue René Coty – Paris, France
Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Galería Juana de Aizpuru – C/ Barquillo 44, I° – Madrid, Spain
2004
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Alfonso Artiaco – Piazza dei Martiri 58 – Naples NA, Italy
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galerie Art & Public – 35 rue des Bains – Geneva GE, Switzerland
sf6 San Francisco International Art Exposition
Fort Mason – San Francisco CA, United States
01/16/2004 – 01/19/2004
Represented by : Arion Press – The Presidio 1802 Hays Street – San Francisco CA, United States
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Peter Freeman Gallery, Inc. – 25 Cranberry Street – Brooklyn, New York NY, United States
Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Galleria Gentili – Via San Marino – Montecatini Terme, Italy
FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Alfonso Artiaco – Piazza dei Martiri 58 – Naples NA, Italy
Art Forum Berlin, n° 8
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/01/2003 – 10/05/2003
Represented by : Andre Simoens Gallery – 128-130 Kustlaan – Knokke-Heist, Belgium
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Paula Cooper Gallery – 534 West 21st Street – New York NY, United States
Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Crown Point Press – 20 Hawthorne Street – San Francisco CA, United States
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n°15
Frankfurt, Germany
04/27/2003 – 05/01/2003
Represented by : Portikus – Schöne Aussicht 2 – Frankfurt, Germany
ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Galleria Gentili – Via San Marino – Montecatini Terme, Italy
The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Donald Young Gallery – 933 West Washington Boulevard – Chicago IL, United States
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galería Juana de Aizpuru – C/ Barquillo 44, I° – Madrid, Spain
FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Alfonso Artiaco – Corso N. Terracciano, 56 – Pozzuoli NA, Italy
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galerie Art & Public – 35 rue des Bains – Geneva GE, Switzerland
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 14
Frankfurt, Germany
05/26/2002 – 05/30/2002
Represented by : Portikus – Schöne Aussicht 2 – Frankfurt, Germany
ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Andre Simoens Gallery – 128-130 Kustlaan – Knokke-Heist, Belgium
The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Grant Selwyn Fine Art – 37 West 57th Street, #200 – New York NY, United States
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Peter Freeman Gallery, Inc. – 25 Cranberry Street – Brooklyn, New York NY, United States
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 8
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Alfonso Artiaco – Corso N. Terracciano, 56 – Pozzuoli NA, Italy
AAF – The Third Affordable Art Fair
Battersea Park – London, United Kingdom
10/18/2001 – 10/21/2001
Represented by : InsideSpace – Great Tichfield House 14-18 Great Tichfield Street – London, United Kingdom
FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galerie Beaubourg – Chateau Notre-Dame des Fleurs – Vence, France
Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Lisson Gallery – 52-54 Bell Street – London, United Kingdom
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Alfonso Artiaco – Corso N. Terracciano, 56 – Pozzuoli NA, Italy
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 13
Frankfurt, Germany
04/28/2001 – 05/01/2001
Represented by : Galerie Druck & Buch – Nauklerstrasse 7 – Tübingen, Germany
ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Andre Simoens Gallery – 128-130 Kustlaan – Knokke-Heist, Belgium
KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : Galerie Fahnemann – Gipsstr. 14 – Berlin, Germany
Sthml Art Fair 2001, n° 21
Sollentunamässan – Sollentuna, Sweden
03/08/2001 – 03/11/2001
Represented by : dep,art,ment – Engelbrektsgatan 21 – Stockholm, Sweden
The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Marian Goodman Gallery – 24 West 57th Street – New York NY, United States
AIPAD Photography Show
New York NY, United States
02/16/2001 – 02/18/2001
Represented by : Fraenkel Gallery – 4th floor 49 Geary Street – San Francisco CA, United States
Art Miami, n° 11
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
01/18/2001 – 01/22/2001
Represented by : Evelyn Aimis Fine Art – 3012C South Ocean Boulevard – Highland Beach FL, United States
ART2001 – The 13th London Contemporary Art Fair
Business Design Centre – London, United Kingdom
01/17/2001 – 01/21/2001
Represented by : Bernard Jacobson Gallery – 6 Cork Street – London, United Kingdom
Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Brooke Alexander – 2nd Floor 59 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States
2000
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 7
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
10/05/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Alfonso Artiaco – Corso N. Terracciano, 56 – Pozzuoli NA, Italy
KUNSTKÖLN 2000 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Messegelände Köln-Deutz – Cologne, Germany
04/01/2000 – 04/09/2000
Represented by : Brooke Alexander – 2nd Floor 59 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 12
Frankfurt, Germany
03/24/2000 – 03/27/2000
Represented by : Galerie Druck & Buch – Nauklerstrasse 7 – Tübingen, Germany
ART2000 – The 12th London Contemporary Art Fair
London, United Kingdom
01/19/2000 – 01/23/2000
Represented by : Bernard Jacobson Gallery – 6 Cork Street – London, United Kingdom
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galleria Continua 2 – Via del Castello 11 – San Gimignano SI, Italy
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 6
Turin TO, Italy
10/07/1999 – 10/10/1999
Represented by : Alfonso Artiaco – Corso N. Terracciano, 56 – Pozzuoli NA, Italy
1998
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Galería Juana de Aizpuru – C/ Barquillo 44, I° – Madrid, Spain
1991
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/07/1991 – 02/12/1991
Represented by : Galería Juana de Aizpuru – C/ Barquillo 44, I° – Madrid, Spain
1990
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Galería Juana de Aizpuru – C/ Barquillo 44, I° – Madrid, Spain
Group exhibitions
2007
52nd International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
Giardini di Castello / Arsenale – Venice VE, Italy
06/10/2007 – 11/21/2007
Traits, lignes et ricochet
Arsenal de Saint-Jean-des-Vignes – Soissons, France
05/19/2007 – 08/26/2007
Au pied du mur
Arsenal de Saint-Jean-des-Vignes – Soissons, France
05/19/2007 – 09/2009
2006
Trait, ligne, écrire l’espace
Galerie nationale de la tapisserie – Beauvais, France
11/22/2006 – 03/14/2007
2004
Specific Objects: the Minimalist Influence
MCA Museum of contemporary art San Diego in La Jolla – San Diego CA, United States
09/26/2004 – 01/30/2005
DESIGN – ART: Functional Objects from Donald Judd to Rachel Whiteread
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum – New York NY, United States
09/10/2004 – 02/27/2005
The Game Show
James Cohan Gallery – New York NY, United States
01/09/2004 – 02/14/2004
2003
Fin des Histoires ?
Chambéry, France
11/07/2003 – 02/09/2004
Dessins de la collection Paul Maenz
FRAC Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Picardie – Amiens, France
10/17/2003 – 12/13/2003
Circuit Tullistique
FRAC Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Limousin – Tulle, France
06/19/2003 – 08/30/2003
Coollustre
Collection Yvon Lambert – Hôtel de Caumont – Avignon, France
05/25/2003 – 09/28/2003
Rendez-vous 4, Collection Lambert
Collection Yvon Lambert – Hôtel de Caumont – Avignon, France
01/25/2003 – 04/27/2003
Le Cabinet de Gabriel Orozco
FRAC Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Picardie – Amiens, France
01/24/2003 – 02/22/2003
2002
Works by Olivier Mosset, Dan Walsh and Sol LeWitt
CCNOA – Brussels, Belgium
09/07/2002 – 10/27/2002
XI Biennale della Scultura “Città di Carrara”
Carrare MS, Italy
07/27/2002 – 08/27/2002
Jim, Jonathan, Kenny, Frances and Sol
Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam – Amsterdam, Netherlands
06/30/2002 – 08/18/2002
From Pop to Now: selections from the Sonnabend Collection
The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery – Skidmore College – Saratoga Springs NY, United States
06/22/2002 – 09/29/2002
Albers, Judd, Lewitt, Marden, McCollum, Sandback, Wheelock
Barbara Krakow Gallery – Boston MA, United States
03/16/2002 – 04/24/2002
2001
Au fur et à mesure, une collection, un point de vue
Espace de l’Art Concret – Mouans-Sartoux, France
12/01/2001 – 03/03/2002
Sculpture Contemporaine
Les Subsistances – Lyon, France
11/23/2001 – 01/20/2002
Works on paper from Acconci to Zittel
Victoria Miro Gallery – London, United Kingdom
2001
Carl Andre, Sol LeWitt, Joel Shapiro
Paula Cooper Gallery – New York NY, United States
09/06/2001 – 10/13/2001
Represented by : Paula Cooper Gallery – 534 West 21st Street – New York NY, United States
LeWitt, Mangold, Serra
Galerie Lelong – Paris, France
06/01/2001 – 07/13/2001
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Paris – 13, rue de Téhéran – Paris, France
2000
Partage d’exotismes – 5ème Biennale d’Art Contemporain de Lyon
Halle Tony Garnier – Lyon, France
06/27/2000 – 09/24/2000
1997
Systematic
Karen McCready Fine Art – New York NY, United States
1997
Bibliography (Selected)
On the artist
Books
2002
Art Tomorrow
Publisher: Editions Terrail – Paris, France
Author: Lucie-Smith Edward – London, United Kingdom
2002
ISBN : 2879392497
Dictionaries
1991
L’art du XXème siècle
Publisher: Larousse – 21 rue du Montparnasse – Paris, France
Author: Breuille Jean-Philippe
1991
ISBN : 2035113083
Exhibition catalogues
2000
Partage d’exotismes, 5ème Biennale d’art contemporain de Lyon, volumes 1 et 2
Publisher: RMN Réunion des Musées Nationaux – 49 rue Etienne Marcel – Paris, France
06/2000
ISBN : 2711840131
Periodicals
2002
Arte y Parte n° 36
Santander, Spain
12/2001-01/2002
Working Proof
in: Art on Paper p. 76
New York NY, United States
01/2002-02/2002
Arte y Parte n° 38
Santander, Spain
04/2002-05/2002
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