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Untitled, by Adrian Piper, ink, 1968

Untitled

Adrian Piper

1968

ink

paper

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Untitled is a 1968 ink by Adrian Piper, depicting Writing, held at Museum of Modern Art.

Who painted this?
Adrian Piper
When & what style?
1968
Where can I see it?
Museum of Modern Art

About this work

You see a small square of graph paper taped to foam board, with black ink lines and numbers written in neat handwriting. Next to it is a typed page explaining the exact size of the square. Piper made this when she was only 19, using math and words to turn a simple shape into art. The work feels like a quiet challenge—what counts as art, and who gets to decide? To see more works that ask the same question, look up Adrian Piper.

About the artist

Portrait of Adrian Piper
Artist

Adrian Piper

Adrian Margaret Smith Piper is an American conceptual artist and Kantian philosopher.

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