Sol LeWitt and enlivening artworks posthumously

A new exhibition enlivens the ephemeral work of Sol LeWitt, drawing new connections for new audiences.

Last week, an installation team at the Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW) started on the recreation of Wall drawing #955: loopy doopy (red and purple), an ephemeral artwork by the late American conceptual artist Sol LeWitt.

An epic 30 metres in length and nearly 10 metres high, it is the first time the wall painting will be shown in Australia, and the only time it’s been seen since the work was last presented by the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, in 2000.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina