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John Armleder, Donald Baechler, Ross Bleckner, Peter Halley, Sol Lewitt, Robert Mangold, Allan McCollum, Peter Saul, ...
1986 , Gallery | Brussels, 29.10.2020 - 5.01.2021

John Armleder, Donald Baechler, Ross Bleckner, Peter Halley, Sol Lewitt, Robert Mangold, Allan McCollum, Peter Saul, ...: 1986

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LEWITT_P_2.002.O

Sol LeWitt United States, 1928-2007

Double Asymmetrical Pyramids, 1986
Gouache et mine de plomb sur papier
55 x 77 cm
21 10/16 x 30 5/16 in
Framing Dimensions: 72.5 x 92.5 x 3.5 cm
Double Asymmetrical Pyramids, represents two non-identical colourful pyramids on a yellow background. The pyramid is a recurring subject in LeWitt's works both in his paper works as well as for...
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Double Asymmetrical Pyramids, represents two non-identical colourful pyramids on a yellow background. The pyramid is a recurring subject in LeWitt's works both in his paper works as well as for his wall drawings. LeWitt’s distinctive artistic vocabulary employed lines, geometric forms and colour composition to create artworks that resemble architectural outlines, mathematical equations, grids or instructional papers. The artist explores the geometric form of the cube in his work, which is often characterised by serialisation, repetition, and progression, exemplified by his iconic open-grid structures.

In 1955 and 1956, before dedicating his life entirely to the artworld as an artist, Sol LeWitt worked as a graphic designer for the architect I.M. Pei, which would later inspire his architectural references in his artworks. In 1968, LeWitt created his first wall drawing which became his most important set of works. This dialogue between the plan and the reception of the architectural space is at the core of this infinite project. In using the walls as canvas, with the wall drawings, the artist is turning the architecture into the art. Sol LeWitt, associated with the Conceptual and Minimalist Art movement and often referred to as the leading figure of these artistic movements considered the idea of the artwork as more important as the form itself, which became apparent in his wall paintings. For Sol LeWitt, it was important that his artistic practice developed in his mind first before being materialised. Through the exploration of ideas rather than conventional aesthetics, LeWitt redefined art production. He was fascinated by series and thus about the idea of creating a system in his artworks through these series. Today, his works are held in collections such as the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Tate Gallery in London, the Dia Art Foundation in Beacon, NY, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
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Provenance

Private Collection, Belgium
Galerie Yvon Lambert,Paris

Exhibitions

1986, MARUANI MERCIER, Brussels, October 2020 - January 2021
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