Video

The deinstallation of Sol LeWitt's wall drawings for SFMOMA

Watch as Sol LeWitt's monumental wall drawings disappear from the museum's Haas atrium in this time-lapse video. The paintings (Wall Drawing #935: Color bands in four directions, and Wall Drawing #936: Color arcs in four directions, both 1999) were commissioned especially for the museum and can be reinstalled in the future according to the artist's design and specifications, which remain a part of SFMOMA's collection.

  • Total running time: 2 min. 32 sec.

  • Featured Artist: Sol LeWitt
  • SFMOMA Release Date: October 2008
  • Related Multimedia
Interactive Features
Eva Hesse's Sans II Feb 2002 Launch
Making Sense of Modern Art Oct 2000 Launch
Making Sense of Modern Art: The Sixties and Seventies Oct 2000 Launch
Sol LeWitt's Incomplete Open Cubes Feb 2000 Launch
Sol LeWitt's Wall Drawing #132 Feb 2000 Launch
Video
John Baldessari sings Sol LeWitt Jan 2000 Play
Sol LeWitt's Incomplete Open Cubes Jan 2000 Play
Sol LeWitt on working with assistants Dec 1999 Play
The installation of Sol LeWitt's wall drawings for SFMOMA Dec 1999 Play
Sol LeWitt's legacy Dec 1999 Play
Audio
Sol LeWitt, Tom Marioni, and Gary Garrels on conceptual art Jun 2010 Listen
SFMOMA Artcast January 2009 Jan 2009 Listen