Wall Drawing #51

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Wall Drawing #51 is a conceptual wall drawing by Sol LeWitt that exemplifies his systematic, instruction-based approach to minimal and conceptual art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conceptual artwork
minimal art work
wall drawing
artForm wall drawing
artisticProcess systematic execution of written instructions
artisticSchool American Conceptual art NERFINISHED
associatedConcept delegated execution
seriality in art
system-based composition
color monochrome
conceptualBasis primacy of idea over execution
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Sol LeWitt NERFINISHED
documentationForm diagram
written instructions
emphasizes dematerialization of the art object
role of idea in art
follows instruction-based system
genre instruction-based art
hasPart diagonal lines
geometric lines
horizontal lines
straight lines
vertical lines
inception 1970
installationVariable exact placement determined on site
scale depends on wall dimensions
intendedLocation gallery wall
museum wall
languageOfInstructions English
materialUsed pencil
wall surface
medium graphite
wall
movement Conceptual art
Minimal art
ownershipModel certificate and instructions rather than physical object
realizationMethod executed by others following the artist’s instructions
relatedWorkSeries Sol LeWitt wall drawings NERFINISHED
reproducibility can be reinstalled on different walls
requires trained installers
signatureStyleElement systematic compositional structure
use of simple geometric forms
visualCharacteristic linear abstraction
non-representational composition

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Sol LeWitt notableWork Wall Drawing #51