Michael Workman

Patrons in search of an international art celebrity should pop into the West Loop neighborhood's Rhona Hoffman Gallery this weekend for the opening reception of Sol LeWitt's latest. A conceptual minimalist, LeWitt views the final production of his work as perfunctory, preferring to count the art's idea or planning as the most important aspect of his creative process. Among the wall drawings and gouaches on offer, LeWitt's 8-foot acrylic piece "Wall Drawing," while presenting no departure from the arcs and bands of his past primary-color work, sure makes for some satisfying eye candy. "Horizontal Bands (More Or Less)," a gouache on paper, reads like a topographical map of distant mountain ranges.

Sol LeWitt shows at Rhona Hoffman Gallery, 118 North Peoria, (312)455-1990, through Jan 17.

(2003-12-10)

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