Sol LeWitt (American, 1928 - 2007)

Sol LeWitt was born in 1928 in Hartford, Connecticut. He earned his B.F.A from Syracuse University in 1949. LeWitt is considered a founder of both the Minimalist and Conceptual art movements. He was known for his sculptures or what he called “structures,” which implied a connection with architecture. His art has been exhibited extensively across the world in places such as: Australia, Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands, in addition to numerous exhibitions in the United States including a one-person exhibition at Laumeier in 2004. His work is represented in a wide range of prestigious institutions including: The Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Tate Gallery and the Saatchi Collection, London; the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris; the Panza Collection, Varese, Italy; the Australian National Gallery, Canberra; the Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux, France; the Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna. In 2004, Laumeier mounted a one-person exhibition of his work.