Sol LeWitt is an important figure in the minimalist generation and in establishing the groundwork for conceptual art, although he disclaimed both identifications. In his early years, he worked as a graphic artist and then a designer in architect IM Pei’s office. Studio practice.

While ‘artsworkers’, as LeWitt called them, created his structures and wall drawings, he had a regular studio practice. He would paint, draw or photograph nearly every day.

LeWitt produced his first wall drawing in 1968 at the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York.
He would go on to create over 1200 wall drawings during his lifetime. About the decision to work directly on the wall he said: ’I wanted to do a work of art that was as two-dimensional as possible’. For LeWitt, it was critical to maintain the flatness of the wall and to reduce the work of art to its simplest elements.