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Netherlands, Italy, United States · 2012
1h 12m
Director Chris Teerink
Starring
Genre Documentary
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Chris Teerink brings to life the notoriously camera-shy conceptual artist Sol Le Witt. With LeWitt's work serving as the true protagonist, the documentary chronicles his impact throughout Italy, the Netherlands, and the U.S.
The New York Times by A.O. Scott
The on-camera absence of its subject and its overall indifference to matters of biography make Sol LeWitt a welcome departure from most documentaries about artists, as well as a fitting and serious tribute to his art.
Chris Teerink's superb film documents the work of artist Sol LeWitt (1928-2007), whose legacy lies not only in past accomplishments, but in the work he left for others to complete.
The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore
An elegant meditation on one of the most distinctive bodies of work in contemporary art.
The Dissolve by Jordan Hoffman
Teerink’s reserved, spare form mirrors LeWitt’s work, which gives it tremendous impact.
Slant Magazine by Steve Macfarlane
What first feels like a neurotic avoidance of Sol LeWitt the man instead becomes a kind of mirage of his life, as though he managed to evaporate into his body of work.
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