AGE ART: Sol LeWitt Wall Drawing

AGE ART: Science meets Art
In this AGE ART event, several artists performed the famous Wall Drawing #797 by Sol Lewitt in the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Cologne.
Event from May, 2019
About Sol LeWitt:
Born on September 9, 1928, Sol Lewitt was an American artist known for pioneering Conceptual Art and Minimalism. Central to his idea was the concept as he famously quoted “In conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important part of the work.” Much of what he conceived came down to specific ideas in instructions: a thought you were meant to contemplate first and then carried out by you or someone else.
LeWitt’s works include sculptures, paintings and in particular, large-scale wall drawings in the shape of geometric figures and lines.
Artists:
Benjamin Bohnsack
Benjamin Bohnsack is a visual artist holding a degree from Kunstakademie Dusseldorf since 2007. He currently works in drawing and painting and lives in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Jorge Boucas
With a diploma in Biochemistry from the University of Lisbon, Jorge Bouças moved to the University of Cologne where he completed his PhD in 2008. During his postdoctoral work he moved to the Max Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine in Berlin returning later to Cologne where he is now the Head of Bioinformatics at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing.
Birgit Gerisch
Birgit Gerisch is a scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing. She works in the Department of Molecular Genetics of Ageing, studying the ageing process of the nematode C. elegans. She has been engaged in artistic activities throughout the years along science.
Thomas Neumann
Thomas Neumann, born 1975, studied at Academy of Fine Arts Düsseldorf at Department of Photography, graduated with Meisterschüler at 2004, since then working as artist with photography, installations, video. Solo- and Group exhibitions in Germany and internationally. Published books and editions. www.neumanntho...
About the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing:
www.age.mpg.de
AGE ART is an Arts and Science series at Max Planck Institute of Biology of Ageing. It is a unique collaboration featuring innovative artists and scientists in one setting comprising of musical performances, art exhibitions, theater and films in combination with scientific talks.
More information: www.age.mpg.de...
The Wall Drawing #797
SUBSEQUENT INSTALLATIONS
Greenwich Academy, Connecticut, 2018
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, 2017
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, 2016
Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 2015 Lincoln Theater, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Connecticut, 2015 Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin, 2014
Abrons Art Center, Henry Street Settlement, New York, 2013
Skylight Soho, New York, 2012
Lisson Gallery, London, 2009
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, 2008
Stadtgalerie Kiel, Germany, 1995
In cooperation with the
Konrad Fischer Gallery and
The LeWitt Foundation

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