Untitled
1991
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1991
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1991 ink by Alexander Kosolapov, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This image shows rows of identical round labels. Each one has the word "CAVIAR" at the top in bold letters. Below that, there’s a simple drawing of a fish swimming over a bed of tiny yellow dots. The background of each label is gray, and the text says things like "produced and packed in the USSR for export." The repetition makes the labels feel like a grid or pattern. The fish and dots look hand-drawn but clean, almost like a sticker. The text is in English, even though it mentions the USSR, which no longer exists by the time this was made. If you like this style, check out lithography to see how artists print images this way.
Alexander Kosolapov is a Russian-American sculptor and painter, and a prominent figure of the Sots Art movement. He immigrated to the United States in 1975 and has since lived and worked in New York City.
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