About this artwork
Many of LeWitt's works explore the variations possible within the basic structure of a cube. In this work, each of the five structures occupies the same ground plan. They rise in single steps to a height of five units; the fifth structure is uniformly five units tall. The permutations are simple, clear and logical, and the viewer is invited to follow the mental process and imagine other variations or orders. The apparently straightforward structure of a cube can thus engage the viewer in very close attention and provoke imaginative responses.
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artist:Sol LeWitt (1928 - 2007) American
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title:Five Modular Structures (Sequential Permutations on the Number Five)
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date created:1972
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materials:White enamel paint on wood
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measurements:62.00 x 98.00 x 62.00 cm (each structure size)
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credit line:Purchased 1974
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accession number:GMA 1308
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Sol LeWitt
Sol LeWitt
LeWitt was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and studied at Syracuse University from 1945-9. In the early 1960s he began to experiment with abstract sculptures in painted wood and to explore the possibilities of using a cube motif. He has stated: “The most interesting characteristic of the cube is...
