Wall Drawing #91
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Unknown
Where is “Wall Drawing #91” now? Collection: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven. Whether it is on view today is unknown.
New Haven, United States
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
From the exhibition Many Things Placed Here and There: The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection at the Yale University Art Gallery:
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Sol LeWitt created his first wall drawing—a temporary drawing of lines executed directly on a wall and made following a specific set of instructions—for a group exhibition in 1968. When the exhibition ended, the work was painted over. The idea for the work, however, remained and could be realized in another location. LeWitt conceived of and first realized Wall Drawing #91 in 1971; it was realized anew for this exhibition by following his instructions: “A six-inch (15 cm) grid covering the wall. Within each square, not straight lines from side to side, using red, yellow and blue pencils. Each square contains at least one line of each color.” The Vogels acquired a number of LeWitt’s wall drawings, one of which was executed by Dorothy and is still on a wall in the Vogels’ apartment today.
Yale University Art Gallery
Details
- Accession number
- 2013.69.1
In the catalog
Sources
- Yale University Art Gallery
- Image: Yale University Art Gallery — Image: Yale University Art Gallery · In Copyright
In the life of Sol LeWitt
The whole life1960s
“Sentences on Conceptual Art” in 0 to 9 magazine
His piece “Sentences on Conceptual Art” is published in issue 5 of 0 to 9 magazine; it becomes one of the most widely cited artists' writings of the 1960s, exploring the relationship between art, practice and art criticism.
late 1960s
Teaches at New York schools
In the late 1960s he teaches at several New York schools, including New York University and the School of Visual Arts.
1969
“When Attitude Becomes Form” in Bern
Harald Szeemann invites him to take part in “When Attitude Becomes Form” at the Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland.
1970
First retrospective in The Hague
The Gemeentemuseum in The Hague presents his first retrospective exhibition.
30 June 1972 – 8 October 1972
Exhibition: Documenta 5
1972–1973
Museum shows in Bern and Oxford
In 1972–1973 his exhibitions are mounted at the Kunsthalle Bern and the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford.
