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Sol LeWitt (b. 1928) 'Parapraphs on Conceptual Art'
LeWitt's work:
- the work of repetition and permutaion
- systematic exclusion of any individuality of touch
- in 20s, open-framed, rectangular structures presented in series
- in 60s, formulating proposals for wall drawings, to be executed according to his insturctions
The present text is taken from the first publication in Artform, vol.5, no.10, Summer 1967, pp.79-83
Sol LeWitt (b. 1928) 'Sentences on Conceptual Art'
mystic vs rationalist rational vs illogical artist's will vs process initiating from idea to completion concept vs idea - ideas implement the concept convention of art vs works of art banal idea/good idea vs execution perception of ideas --> new ideas
Book: ART IN THEORY 1900-1990, An Anthology of Changing Ideas edited by Charles Harrison & Paul Wood
- Paste-ups