Wall Drawing #73: Lines, not straight, not touching, drawn at random, uniformly dispersed with maximum density, covering the entire surface of the wall.
Artist
Sol LeWitt
(American, 1928 - 2007)
DateMarch 1971
Mediumblack pencil on white wall
Dimensions216 x 319 in. (548.6 x 810.3 cm)
ClassificationsInstallation
Credit LineGift of Lucy R. Lippard, 1999
Object number1999.15.331
Text EntriesLines not straight, not touching, drawn at random, uniformly dispersed with maximum density, covering the entire surface of the wall
The 2017-18 installation of Wall Drawing #73 was drafted by artists Roland Lusk and Susan York. The directions for Wall Drawing #73 are, “Lines straight, not touching, drawn at random, uniformly dispersed with maximum density, covering the wall.”
In the 1960s,
artists began to experiment with artworks that gave priority to the idea, or concept,
for an artwork over the production of an object. In 1967, in a few short
paragraphs published in Artforum
magazine, LeWitt named this new art form conceptual art and defined some of its
characteristics. In the conceptual art model the visual artist’s work becomes like
those of the architect or composer, completed with an idea that can be produced
or performed by others. This installation of Wall
Drawing #73 was drafted by artists Roland Lusk and Susan York. The
directions for Wall Drawing #73
are, “Lines straight, not touching, drawn at random, uniformly dispersed with maximum
density, covering the wall.”
First installed March 1971 on a rough bricked wall at 138 Prince Street, New York City. (From Sniper's Nest: Art That Has Lived with Lucy R. Lippard catalog)
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