Will Mr. Ratner Document His Sol LeWitt Wall Paintings?
Renowned muralist and sculptor Sol LeWitt died on Sunday at the age of 78. Among other things, Mr. LeWitt was famous for his wall paintings. Develop Don't Destroy notes that there are at least two wall paintings by Mr. LeWitt at 644 Pacific Street, which is slated to be demolished by Forest City Ratner in coming weeks. DDDB writes:In that building, once occupied by one of Mr. LeWitt's studio assistants, are at least two wall paintings by the artist. The building is in the list of the first round of demolitions the developer intends to begin in the coming weeks. Yesterday we spoke with Sol LeWitt's art business manager who told us that the works need not be preserved but really should be photographed.The ball is in Forest City Ratner's court.
So, these wall paintings should be photographed for historical documentation and the Sol Lewitt catalogue.
We call on Forest City Ratner to ensure that this happens and provide the photographs to the LeWitt collection.
posted by rsguskind at 7:05 AM
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