The variety of art on view in the UMFA's modern and contemporary gallery offers several perspectives. Viewers are encouraged to draw connections between artworks created at different times and places, and out of various materials.
Of note in the exhibition is an early wall drawing by conceptual artist Sol LeWitt. Many Conceptual artists used linguistic systems or mathematical formulas to dictate the production of their work. LeWitt used language in the form of instructions to detail how his wall drawings should be made by others. The UMFA’s Wall Drawing #33 (1970) is an early example of LeWitt courting a large degree of interpretation on the part of the drafters.
Learn more about LeWitt and other artists that have been featured in the modern and contemporary gallery below.
Sol LeWitt
Installing Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective
Video Courtesy of: MASS MoCA
Ezra Wube
Midnight Moment November 2013: Ezra Wube's, At The Same Moment
Video Courtesty of: Times Square NYC
Video Credit: Jay Buim
Conceptual Art
The Case for Conceptual Art
Video Courtesy of: The Art Assignment
Video Credit: PBS Digital Studios
Shigeyuki Kihara
Making of 'Siva in Motion' (2012) by Yuki Kihara
Video Credit: Yuki Kihara
Betye Saar
Call and Response // Exhibition Walkthrough
Video Courtesy of: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Legends of Black Girl’s Window | MoMA EXHIBITION
Video Courtesy of: The Museum of Modern Art