Sol LeWitt's Scribble Murals and Summer Group Show at PaceWildenstein, Phong Bui's Cubist Installation at Sarah Bowen
At PaceWildenstein in New York, two impressive wall drawings by Sol LeWitt are on display until August 25, 2005. The pieces, named "Wall Drawing #1166 Light to Dark (Scribbles)" and "Wall Drawing #1167 Dark to Light (Scribbles)," stand 16.5 feet tall and span 27 to 34 feet in width. Created by 15 assistants under LeWitt's guidance, these artworks showcase freeform scribbles that form dynamic orbs. LeWitt’s work merges Minimalist design with a sense of sensuality. Additionally, a summer group exhibition features emerging artists such as Tim Hawkinson, Tara Donovan, Corban Walker, James Siena, and Kiki Smith. Meanwhile, Phong Bui's "Hybrid Carnival for St. Exupery #2" is on view at Sarah Bowen in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, until August 7, 2005. This article was published in the New York Sun on July 21, 2005.
Key facts
- Sol LeWitt's wall drawings are his largest murals to date, measuring 16.5 feet high and up to 34 feet wide.
- The murals were executed by 15 assistants using graphite pencils based on LeWitt's instructions for scribble density within gridded circles.
- PaceWildenstein's summer group show includes works by Tim Hawkinson, Tara Donovan, Corban Walker, James Siena, and Kiki Smith.
- Phong Bui's installation at Sarah Bowen references Cubism and early Modernist works like Schwitters's "Merzbau."
- LeWitt's exhibition runs until August 25, 2005, at 534 W. 25th Street in New York.
- Bui's show runs until August 7, 2005, at 210 N. 6th Street in Brooklyn.
- LeWitt's titles, such as "Wall Drawing #1166," are instructional and descriptive of the scribble technique.
- Bui is the founder and publisher of the Brooklyn Rail, an art and literary journal.
Entities
Artists
- Sol LeWitt
- Tim Hawkinson
- Tara Donovan
- Corban Walker
- James Siena
- Kiki Smith
- Phong Bui
- Jean Tinguely
- Giotto
- Kurt Schwitters
- Vladimir Tatlin
- Theo van Doesburg
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Institutions
- PaceWildenstein
- Sarah Bowen
- Brooklyn Rail
- New York Sun
- American Academy
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Brooklyn
- Williamsburg
- 534 W. 25th Street
- 210 N. 6th Street