Director: Chris Teerink | The Netherlands | 2013 | Documentary | 72 mins Film source: Icarus
Sponsored by 05401
Introduced by Janie Cohen, Executive Director, Fleming Museum
Sol LeWitt is a thoughtful and informative film about one of the greatest American conceptual artists. Since LeWitt (1928 -2007) was notoriously camera-shy and opposed to public appearances and interviews, we won’t learn much about the artist’s self -effacing persona, but what emerges from the film is his distinctive body of work and the philosophy behind it. Through recollections of friends, colleagues and mainly by documenting his installations, the Dutch director Chris Teernik, skillfully reveals LeWitt’s sensitivity and creates an insightful celebration of his art.