"The Sol LeWitt piece was a gift from Beracasa Beckman's mother, Veronica Hearst. "It's a fantastic piece of art because, in reality, what you buy is a document with the IP, so you can take a paper document with instructions and execute it on a large wall in any space," she says. (Technically, the two cubic rectangles are a section of the complete 1989 LeWitt work, Wall Drawing 604H, which consists of five rectangles.) With a laugh, she adds, "It's really the easiest way to travel with very large art.""
"When the family moved into the house, they identified the wall and contacted The Sol LeWitt Foundation, ultimately connecting with Sofia LeWitt, Sol's daughter, who personally visited to help determine the best positioning. "It's so much more involved than I ever imagined," Beracasa Beckman says. "The painters from the foundation come, and they don't just paint any way they want. It's a very distinct formula. What colors go first, second,""
Filmmaker Fabiola Beracasa Beckman purchased an 1820s West Village townhouse that retained original moldings and unaltered structural elements from a previous owner, Richard Jenrette. She collaborated with designer Fernando Santangelo on a multiyear renovation that prioritized three artistic installations: a dramatic Sol LeWitt wall drawing in the entry foyer, a wall of Picasso ceramics accumulated by her family over three decades, and San Patrignano wall coverings in the living room and primary bedroom. The LeWitt work was a gift from her mother, Veronica Hearst, and is executed from a documentation-based license; the Sol LeWitt Foundation and Sofia LeWitt assisted with site positioning and precise painting procedures.
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