Untitled
1981
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1981
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This piece is a sheet of paper covered in the same short line of text repeated over and over. The words are simple, like a song lyric: *"Once there was a man like in a can with a pan."* The ink is black, pressed hard so some letters smudge or overlap. The page is filled edge to edge, no breaks or images—just the looped phrase, like a machine printing the same thing again and again. The repetition makes it feel hypnotic. You start reading one line, then realize it’s the same words stacked up, just shifted slightly. It’s not a painting but a typed page, treated like art. Check out The Museum of Modern Art to see how they display this work.