Sol LeWitt in the Subway
By Alissa Wilkinson Posted in Blog on September 17, 2009 0 Comments 1 min read
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From the New York Times: Subway Riders Are Greeted by a Blast of Sol LeWitt Color.

“It’s one of the largest projects we’ve ever done,” said Sandra Bloodworth, director of Arts for Transit and facilities design for the authority.

It is also one of the most complex. LeWitt, who died two years ago, was known for wall drawings that involved meticulously detailed instructions to his seasoned crew. This project, a permanent installation, was his first in porcelain tile and employs the same color palette – deeply saturated tones of blue, green, yellow, orange, red and purple – that he used in his acrylic wall drawings.


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