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200158 minGdocumentary

Sol LeWitt: 4 Decades

200158 minGdocumentary

A retrospective exhibition at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art features large-scale wall drawings by Sol LeWitt, created over four decades.

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Michael Blackwood

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A retrospective exhibition at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art features large-scale wall drawings by Sol LeWitt, created over four decades.

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Michael Blackwood

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Sol LeWitt discusses his work at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Joined by curator Gary Garrels, he reflects on his 2000 retrospective exhibition. The film covers LeWitt's large-scale wall drawings, which have become his signature. Garrels and LeWitt spent three years preparing for the exhibition, examining the artist's developments from the 1960s to the present. The documentary runs for 58 minutes.

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