September 22, 2012

Sol LeWitt in Leuven

If you are in or near Leuven the coming days or weeks, go have a look at this unique exhibition at Museum M. I just realized that I simply forgot to write about it and quickly checked the date. There is still time. The drawings will be in place till October 14. The quality of my two photos is "so so"; they were taken with my phone. I did not carry a camera because I expected not to be allowed to take pictures. I hope they are good enough to show you what I am talking about. I truly enjoyed this major installation of LeWitt's work here in Belgium.
"The unique exhibition gathers twenty-four wall drawings in color by the American conceptual artist Sol LeWitt (1928-2007). LeWitt’s wall drawings marked, from the late 1960s on, a revolutionary development in the history of contemporary art. The monumental drawings are executed directly on the walls, according to the artist’s instructions and diagrams. Between 1968 and 2007, LeWitt created more than 1200 wall drawings.
M’s exhibition of twenty-four works is the first major presentation in Belgium of LeWitt’s emblematic practice. Following the chronological evolution of the artist’s oeuvre, the exhibition is organized according to the media LeWitt used in color, namely pencil, crayon, India ink and acrylic paint. In addition to the wall drawings, a wide selection of LeWitt’s artis’ts books is on view as well as a documentary film about the making of the wall drawings at M.
Drafters execute the wall drawings directly on the walls. The drawings adapt to the scale of the exhibition space.  The first drawings were already executed by others artists. At M, professional drafters trained by the LeWitt studio were assisted by about seventy young artists and students from Belgian art schools. The wall drawings exist only for the duration of their exhibition".http://www.mleuven.be/en/contemporary-art/sol-lewitt/

23 comments:

  1. fijn dat je er over schrijft. Het is inderdaad een mooie tentoonstelling en knap werk.

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  2. Franchement...je ne ferai pas le voyage pour ça.

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  3. Ciao Anni, le tue foto sono chiarissime e si capisce benissimo di che tipo di installazione artistica stai parlando. Molto interessante.
    A presto.
    Antonella

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  4. Unique I agree. but not the sort of thing that would appeal to me, or I don't thing so. Have a good Sunday Diane

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  5. I do like the design and colors (the bottom one reminds me of pyramids). I don't how if I'd like to look at it on a wall all the time though. :)

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  6. More than 'good enough', Anni !
    Lie(f)s.

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  7. it looks like an interesting exhibition!

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  8. He was an amazing artist and the mathematical approach to his drawing series is fascinating. He left instructions for drawing but not so regimented as to stifle interpretation by the "drawer." So glad that you pulled out your phone camera!

    Bises,
    Genie

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  9. Fantastic! I would love to see it in person.

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  10. Ik heb er al zoveel langs gelopen maar nog nooit binnen geweest. Gewoon schandalig.

    Groetjes,
    Filip

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  11. thanks for sharing I will certainly visit the exhibition.

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    1. Eva, is that you? The Eva I know? There is no link to your blog.

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    2. There is if you click on my name, yes its Eva you know!
      I cant get the wordpress login working,

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  12. Una pena no estr cerca para poder visitar esa exposición. Tus imágenes han despertado mis curiosidad por este autor, buscaré información sobre él.
    Saludos

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    1. so glad that I could make you curious about LeWitt. I hope you enjoy seeing and reading about his work.

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  13. Hallo Anni,
    Een moderne vorm van deze reeds 20.000 jaar oude kunstvorm!
    Groetjes,
    Frans

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  14. Thaks for the visit in museum !!!It was nice!!1
    greetings
    Megi

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  15. Nice, but Leuven is a bit far for me, I haven't really planned to go there in the weeks to come.

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  16. wat een kleurenspectakel... bedankt voor de tip.

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  17. ik ben er ook geweest en mijn foto's zijn voor binnenkort...

    ook de permanente collectie is meer dan de moeite waard...

    fijne dag

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