Dimensions: image: 356 x 356 mm
Copyright: © The estate of Sol LeWitt | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Curator: This intriguing print, by Sol LeWitt, now residing in the Tate collection, presents an intriguing exercise in conceptual art. Editor: It looks like rain—calm, insistent, the kind that makes you want to curl up with a book and a cup of tea. Curator: Indeed. LeWitt's conceptual approach emphasizes the idea over the execution. The means of production become quite fascinating, don't you think? The labor, the repetition. Editor: Absolutely. It's a minimalist haiku in blue ink. It's kind of meditative, how a simple action repeated creates such a complex texture. Curator: And it really challenges the boundary of high art, as we explore the repetitive labor inherent in its creation. Editor: It's almost like counting raindrops. Beautiful in its simplicity. Curator: Absolutely, and that simplicity allows us to unpack these ideas about art-making itself. Editor: True, its essence echoes in its quietude.