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/