Laumeier Sculpture Park in Sunset Hills in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Sol Lewitt (American, 1928-2007)

Intricate Wall, 2001-04

— concrete block, 96× 136 × 72 inches; Loan courtesy of the LeWitt Estate —

Sol Lewitt (American, 1928-2007) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 25, 2023

1. Sol Lewitt (American, 1928-2007) Marker

Inscription.
Intricate Wall confronts and confounds viewers and highlights the similarities and differences that exist between sculpture and architecture. During his artistic career as one of the most well-known Minimalist sculptors from the 1960's and 70's, LeWitt investigated the many ways in which shapes can be organized within a set of self-imposed restrictions. Here, cinder blocks, stacked and mortared in a precise repetitive modular pattern within an assigned cubic grid, look like prison walls, crash barriers or a maze. This ambiguous resemblance is exploited by Lewitt to suggest that sculpture is literal as well as having an optical effect, challenging the viewer's psychological and visual flexibility.

Sculpture Interaction Guideline: Look, But Do Not Touch

Erected by St. Louis County Parks & Recreation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 38° 32.956′ N, 90° 24.873′ W. Marker is in Sunset Hills, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Laumeier Sculpture Park. It can be reached from Rott Road east of South Geyer Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Louis MO 63127, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Ernest Trova (American, 1927-2009) (within shouting distance of this marker); Laumeier Sculpture Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Pearl Fryar (American, 1939) (within shouting distance of this marker); Healing (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackie Ferrara (American, born 1929) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jonathan Borofsky (American, 1942) (about 300 feet away); Robert Stackhouse (American, born 1942) (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Ernest Trova (American, 1927-2009) (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunset Hills.

<i>Intricate Wall</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 25, 2023

2. Intricate Wall

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 28, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.