Sol LeWitt
(Sol LeWitt: Brick Wall)
Sol LeWitt (U.S., 1928–2007)
Brick Wall. 1977
Gelatin silver print
6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. each photo; 28 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. overall
Copyright 2012 The LeWitt Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Henry Art Gallery, Joseph and Elaine Monsen Photography Collection, gift of Joseph and Elaine Monsen and The Boeing Company, 97.97
Brick Wall consists of sixteen prints that vary slightly in exposure. The piece surveys the repetition of form and texture to create a more complex whole, and exemplifies the utility of the camera to document processes and series, themes central to conceptual art.