Sol LeWitt

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Dear Class,

Since we happened upon some sculptures by Sol LeWitt in City Hall Park today, I thought I'd show you some of his signature wall drawings, which are absolutely wonderful. LeWitt was an American artist who is generally associated with Conceptual Art. What makes his drawings "conceptual" is that he didn't execute any of them himself; instead, he came up with sets of rules for his team of assistants to follow. The team would follow the rules laid out by the artist, and the result would be the monumental works you see below (thus, the artist's hand had no part in the work itself).