1977
graphite
paperboard
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1977 graphite by Alighiero Boetti, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This piece shows big, colorful letters spelling out a scrambled word. The letters are painted in bright colors like red, blue, and pink. Below them, a pair of hands holds up a small paper with more cut-out letters and shapes. The hands look like they’re trying to solve the puzzle. The letters don’t make a real word—just a mix of letters that don’t fit together. Look up Alighiero Boetti next to see more of his puzzle-like art.
Alighiero Fabrizio Boetti, known as Alighiero e Boetti (16 December 1940 – 24 April 1994) was an Italian painter, sculptor and conceptual artist, considered to be a member of the art movement Arte Povera.
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