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“An Arc and a Not-Straight Line”: Erica DiBenedetto on Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing [Video]

In May 2026, The Block Museum hosted an online conversation about Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #215 (1973). Erica DiBenedetto, curator at the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a scholar of LeWitt’s work, joined Block Academic Curator Corinne Granof to discuss the wall drawings as a practice: how they are made, why LeWitt […]

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Behind the Scenes: Installing Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #215 at The Block [Video]

Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #215 (1973) is a site-specific “location drawing” realized directly on the gallery wall through a set of written instructions. One of roughly 1,350 wall drawing instructions LeWitt produced, the work reflects his belief that the idea behind a work of art is as central as its final appearance. Because each installation […]

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