Untitled
2011
gouache
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
2011
gouache
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 2011 gouache by Anna Boghiguian, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows a rough, gray background with three words scrawled in uneven letters: *EGYPT*, *SUDAN*, and *ETHIOPIA*. Between *Sudan* and *Ethiopia* is a wobbly white line that looks like a border or a crack. The paint is thick in spots and faded in others, giving it a sketchy, almost erased feel. The words mark countries along a vertical line, but the border isn’t straight—it zigzags like a rough sketch. The paint is applied loosely, with some areas smudged or scratched through. If you like this style, check out the technique: gouache.
Anna Boghiguian is an Egyptian contemporary artist. One of Egypt's foremost contemporary artists, her work investigates various historical events in a political context, such as the history of the cotton trade, the salt…
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