Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective comprises 105 of LeWitt’s large-scale wall drawings, spanning the artist’s career from 1969 to 2007. These occupy nearly an acre of specially built interior walls that have been installed—per LeWitt’s own specifications—over three stories of a historic mill building situated at the heart of MASS MoCA’s campus. The 27,000-square-foot structure, known as Building #7, has been fully restored for the exhibition by Bruner/Cott & Associates architects, which has closely integrated the building into the museum’s main circulation plan through a series of elevated walkways, a dramatic new vertical lightwell, and new stairways.
Wall Drawing 11
A wall divided horizontally and vertically into four equal parts. Within each part, three of the four kinds of lines are... Read More
Wall Drawing 16
Bands of lines 12 inches (30 cm) wide, in three directions (vertical, horizontal, diagona... Read More
Wall Drawing 17
Four-part drawing with a different line direction in each part. September 1969 Black penc... Read More
Wall Drawing 19
A wall divided vertically into six equal parts, with two of the four kinds of line direct... Read More
Wall Drawing 38
Tissue paper cut into 1½-inch (4 cm) squares and inserted into holes in the gray pegboar... Read More
Wall Drawing 46
Vertical lines, not straight, not touching, covering the wall evenly. May 1970 Black penc... Read More
Wall Drawing 47
A wall divided into fifteen equal parts, each with a different line direction, and all co... Read More
Wall Drawing 51
All architectural points connected by straight lines. June 1970 Blue snap lines LeWitt Co... Read More
Wall Drawing 56
A square is divided horizontally and vertically into four equal parts, each with lines in... Read More
Wall Drawing 85
A wall is divided into four horizontal parts. In the top row are four equal divisions, ea... Read More
Wall Drawing 86
Ten thousand lines about 10 inches (25 cm) long, covering the wall evenly. June 1971 Blac... Read More
Wall Drawing 87
A square divided horizontally and vertically into four equal parts, each with lines and c... Read More
Wall Drawing 88
A 6-inch (15 cm) grid covering the wall. Within each square, not straight lines in either... Read More
Wall Drawing 95
On a wall divided vertically into fifteen equal parts, vertical lines, not straight, usin... Read More
Wall Drawing 130
Grid and arcs from four corners. (ACG 103) March 1972 Black pencil LeWitt Collection, Che... Read More
Wall Drawing 138
Circles and arcs from the midpoints of four sides. (ACG 59) July 1972 Black pencil Courte... Read More
Wall Drawing 142
A 10-inch (25 cm) grid covering the wall. An increasing number of vertical not straight l... Read More
Wall Drawing 260A
On blue walls, all two-part combinations of white arcs from corners and sides, and white ... Read More
Wall Drawing 154
A black outlined square with a red horizontal line from the midpoint of the left side tow... Read More
Wall Drawing 159
A black outlined square with a red diagonal line from the lower left corner toward the up... Read More
Wall Drawing 160
A black outlined square with a red diagonal line centered on the axis between the upper l... Read More
Wall Drawing 164
A black outlined square with a red horizontal line centered on the axis between the midpo... Read More
Wall Drawing 237
The location of a trapezoid. June 1974 Black pencil and black crayon Courtesy of the Esta... Read More
Wall Drawing 238
The location of a parallelogram. June 1974 Black pencil and black crayon LeWitt Collectio... Read More
Wall Drawing 274
The location of six geometric figures. (The specific locations are determined by the draf... Read More
Wall Drawing 289
A 6-inch (15 cm) grid covering each of the four black walls. White lines to points on the... Read More
Wall Drawing 295
Six white geometric figures (outlines) superimposed on a black wall. October 1976 White c... Read More
Wall Drawing 305
The location of one hundred random specific points. (The locations are determined by the ... Read More
Wall Drawing 335
(Detail: square and circle) On four black walls, white vertical parallel lines, and in th... Read More
Wall Drawing 340
Six-part drawing. The wall is divided horizontally and vertically into six equal parts. 1... Read More
Wall Drawing 343A,B,C,D,E,F
On a black wall, nine geometric figures (including right triangle, cross, X) in squares. ... Read More
Wall Drawing 365
A square divided horizontally and vertically into four equal parts, each with a progressi... Read More
Wall Drawing 381
A square divided horizontally and vertically into four equal parts, one gray, one yellow,... Read More
Wall Drawing 386
Stars with three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine points, drawn with a light tone... Read More
Wall Drawing 391
Two-part drawing. The two walls are each divided horizontally and vertically into four eq... Read More
Wall Drawing 396
A black five-pointed star, a yellow six-pointed star, a red seven-pointed star, and a blu... Read More
Wall Drawing 413
Drawing Series IV (A) with color ink washes. (24 drawings.) March 1984 Color ink wash LeW... Read More
Wall Drawing 414
Drawing Series IV (A) with India ink washes. (24 Drawings.) March 1984 India ink wash LeWi... Read More
Wall Drawing 415D
Double Drawing. Right: Isometric Figure (Cube) with progressively darker graduations of g... Read More
Wall Drawing 419
The wall is bordered and divided horizontally and vertically into four equal parts with a... Read More
Wall Drawing 422
The room (or wall) is divided vertically into fifteen parts. All one-, two-, three-, and ... Read More
Wall Drawing 439
Asymmetrical pyramid with color ink washes superimposed. May 1985 Color ink wash Cuomo Co... Read More
Wall Drawing 462
On four walls, one room, arcs 4 inches (10 cm) wide, from the midpoints of four sides, dr... Read More
Wall Drawing 527
Two flat-topped pyramids with color ink washes superimposed. April 1987 Color ink wash Co... Read More
Wall Drawing 552D
Tilted forms with color ink washes superimposed. December 1987 Color ink wash Courtesy of... Read More
Wall Drawing 579
Three concentric arches. The outside one is blue; the middle red; and the inside one is y... Read More
Wall Drawing 583H&F
Rectangles, with color ink washes superimposed. Each is bordered by a 10-inch (25 cm) ban... Read More
Wall Drawing 584H
Squares, divided horizontally and vertically into four equal parts. Within each part, col... Read More
Wall Drawing 610
Isometric figure with color ink washes superimposed. June 1989 Color ink wash Yale Univer... Read More
Wall Drawing 614
Rectangles formed by 3-inch (8 cm) wide India ink bands, meeting at right angles. July 19... Read More
Wall Drawing 630
A wall is divided horizontally into two equal parts. Top: alternating horizontal black an... Read More
Wall Drawing 631
A wall is divided into two equal parts by a line drawn from corner to corner. Left: alter... Read More
Wall Drawing 681C
A wall divided vertically into four equal squares separated and bordered by black bands. ... Read More
Wall Drawing 684A
Squares bordered and divided horizontally and vertically into four equal squares, each wi... Read More
Wall Drawing 692
Continuous forms with color ink washes superimposed. October 1991 Color ink wash Collecti... Read More
Wall Drawing 725A
On a blue wall, a black square within a white border. April 1993 India ink, color ink was... Read More
Wall Drawing 766
Twenty-one isometric cubes of varying sizes, each with color ink washes superimposed. Sep... Read More
Wall Drawing 792
Black rectangles and squares. June 1995 Dispersion paint Courtesy of the Estate of Sol Le... Read More
Wall Drawing 793B
Irregular wavy color bands. January 1996 Color ink wash Courtesy of the Estate of Sol LeW... Read More
Wall Drawing 797
The first drafter has a black marker and makes an irregular horizontal line near the top ... Read More
Wall Drawing 821
A black square divided horizontally and vertically into four equal parts, each with a dif... Read More
Wall Drawing 821A
A white square divided horizontally and vertically into four equal parts, each with a dif... Read More
Wall Drawing 822
A wall divided horizontally by a curvy line. The top is flat black; the bottom is glossy ... Read More
Wall Drawing 824
A black square divided in two parts by a wavy line. One part flat; one glossy. April 1997... Read More
Wall Drawing 852
A wall divided from the upper left to the lower right by a curvy line; left: glossy yello... Read More
Wall Drawing 853
A wall bordered and divided vertically into two parts by a flat black band. Left part: a ... Read More
Wall Drawing 880
Loopy Doopy (orange and green). September 1998 Acrylic paint Addison Gallery of American ... Read More
Wall Drawing 901
Color bands and black blob. The wall is divided vertically into six equal bands; red; yel... Read More
Wall Drawing 915
Arcs, circle, and irregular bands. September 1999 Acrylic paint Courtesy of the Estate of... Read More
Wall Drawing 957
Form derived from a cube. November 2000 Black pencil Collection of Deborah Ronnen, Roches... Read More
Wall Drawing 958
Splat. November 2000 Acrylic paint LeWitt Collection, Chester, Connecticut First Installa... Read More
Wall Drawing 999
Wall Drawing 999: Parallel Curves (detail: one of two walls) August 2001 Acrylic paint (b... Read More
Wall Drawing 1005
Isometric form. December 2001 Acrylic paint Courtesy of the Estate of Sol LeWitt First Ins... Read More
Wall Drawing 1037
Bars of color within a square (#8). April 2002 Acrylic paint Courtesy of the Estate of So... Read More
Wall Drawing 1042
Isometric form. May 2002 Acrylic paint Courtesy of the Estate of Sol LeWitt First Install... Read More
Wall Drawing 1046
Bars of color (La Coruña). May 2002 Acrylic paint Courtesy of the Estate of Sol LeWitt F... Read More
Wall Drawing 1081
Planes of color. March 2003 Acrylic paint Yale University Art Gallery Gift of the LeWitt ... Read More
Wall Drawing 1094A
Projecting form. July 2003 Colored pencil Courtesy of the Estate of Sol LeWitt First Inst... Read More
Wall Drawing 1112
Square with broken bands of color. December 2003 Acrylic paint Collection of Henry S. McN... Read More
Wall Drawing 1152
Whirls and twirls. (Met) April 2005 Acrylic paint LeWitt Collection, Chester, Connecticut ... Read More
Wall Drawing 1171
Five degrees of scribbles: A cube without a cube; A cube without a corner. August 2005 Bl... Read More
Wall Drawing 1180
Within a four-meter (160”) circle, draw 10,000 black straight lines and 10,000 black not... Read More
Wall Drawing 1185
Scribbles: Inverted curve (horizontal). October 2005 Graphite Courtesy of the Estate of S... Read More
Wall Drawing 1186
Scribbles: Inverted curve (vertical). October 2005 Graphite Collection of Alessandro Macc... Read More
Wall Drawing 1211
Drawing Series Part I-IV, #1-24, A B. (192 drawings). August 2006 Colored pencil Co... Read More
Wall Drawing 1247
Scribbles 7. (PW) August 2007 Graphite The Doris and Donald Fisher Collection at the San ... Read More
Wall Drawing 1260
Scribble: Square without a square. July 2008 Graphite LeWitt Collection, Chester, Connect... Read More
Wall Drawing 1261
Scribbles. (Yale) July 2008 Graphite Courtesy of the Estate of Sol LeWitt (Designated for... Read More
