Untitled
1969
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
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Bernard Rancillac
Bernard Rancillac (1931–2021) was a French artist, born in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1969 ink by Bernard Rancillac, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a bright grid of flat, comic-book colors—red, yellow, blue—with a black silhouette of a man’s head in the center. The face is blank, like a mask. Rancillac made this in 1969, when ads and pop culture were everywhere. He took the look of billboards and turned it into art, but without the sales pitch. The empty face makes you wonder: is this about identity, or just a shape? If you like this, check out the technique of screenprinting at The Museum of Modern Art.
Bernard Rancillac (1931–2021) was a French artist, born in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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