Hyde Cabinet #7: The Wall Is Prepared

Sol LeWitt, sketch of Wall Drawing #1202 Scribbles: Volumes, 2006, from email correspondence

Excerpt from email correspondence between the Tang Museum and Sol LeWitt’s studio containing the wall preparation information, 2006

Detail of drawing process for Sol LeWitt’s Wall drawing #1202 Scribbles: Volumes, 2006, for Twice Drawn, Part 2, Tang Teaching Museum, 2006

View of drawing process for Sol LeWitt’s Wall drawing #1202 Scribbles: Volumes, 2006, for Twice Drawn, Part 2, Tang Teaching Museum, 2006

Sol LeWitt’s process as an artist is similar to the collaborative work of an architect or composer. LeWitt’s instruction-based Wall Drawings involve several stages of creation. After writing meticulous instructions and sketching blueprints, LeWitt relinquishes his drawings’ executions to others, the drafters. This cooperative process is a central element of LeWitt’s Wall Drawings. With this approach, the concept behind the process becomes just as important as the outcome. Without documentation, the preparation and execution of LeWitt’s Wall Drawings is not shared with the viewer. Documentation allows the viewer to see the entirety of a LeWitt Wall Drawing.

Hyde Cabinet #7: The Wall Is Prepared features documentation from the making of Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #1202 Scribbles: Volumes, as drawn, in 2006, on a wall in the Tang’s Bernhard Atrium. The exhibition reveals the preparation behind LeWitt’s drawing in an attempt to compare process with product. Does displaying the documentation of LeWitt’s conceptual work create a more complete expression or understanding than the drawing on the wall? Does seeing the process behind LeWitt’s drawing change the experience for a viewer?

The Hyde Cabinet, named in honor of Megan Hyde, former Tang Educator for College and Public Programs and Curatorial Assistant (2008–2016), is an exhibition case curated by members of the Tang’s Student Advisory Council.

Hyde Cabinet #7: The Wall Is Prepared is organized by Lila Dittersdorf ’20 and Emily Egan ’20.

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Sol LeWitt “Wall Drawing #1202 Scribbles: Volumes” Time-lapse

Installation of Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #1202 Scribbles: Volumes in the Bernhard Atrium, Tang Teaching Museum, 2006

Installation view of Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #1202 Scribbles: Volumes, Bernhard Atrium, Tang Teaching Museum

Exhibition Name

Hyde Cabinet #7: The Wall Is Prepared

Exhibition Type

Student Curated

Solo Exhibitions

Place

Hyde Cabinet Online

Dates

Apr 21, 2020 - Jun 12, 2020

Curators

Hyde Cabinet #7: The Wall Is Prepared is organized by Lila Dittersdorf ’20 and Emily Egan ’20.

Artists

Sol LeWitt

Student Staff

Lila Dittersdorf

Registrarial Assistant, Student Advisory Council

Emily Egan

Past Exhibitions 2020

Hyde Cabinet #7: The Wall Is Prepared

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Curators

Artists

Student Staff

Registrarial Assistant, Student Advisory Council

Student Advisory Council