Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #215 is a site-specific “location drawing” realized directly on the gallery wall through a set of written instructions. Dependent on the dimensions of the space, the work takes shape through careful plotting, drafting, and execution by trained installers, emphasizing LeWitt’s belief that the idea behind a work of art is as essential as its final form. This installation invites close looking and reflection on process, precision, and collaboration.
Sol LeWitt (1928–2007)
Wall Drawing #215
The location of an arc and not straight line. An arc whose center is located at the midpoint of the left side and whose radius is equal in length to the distance between the point halfway between the midpoint of the left side and the lower left corner and a point where two lines would cross if the first line were drawn from the midpoint of the bottom side to the upper right corner, the second line from the center of the wall and a point halfway between the midpoint of the right side and the lower right corner, drawn from the top part of the left side to the bottom part of the left side. The not straight line drawn from a point halfway between the center of the wall and the upper right corner to a point halfway between the center of the wall and the lower right corner
Black crayon, black pencil, description
First drawn by: J. Jackson, Sol LeWitt
First installation: Cusack Gallery, Houston, September 1973
Current installation by: Lacey Fekishazy (assistant installer)
Gift of Steven P. Henry and Philip Schneidman, 2021.12