1964
From the collection of Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus
Ampersand is a 1964 by Chryssa (Vardea-Mavromichali), held at Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus.
Chryssa’s 1964 drawing shows a single, bold ampersand in black ink. The symbol floats in white space, thick and wire-like, with sharp edges. It looks almost 3D, like neon bent into a curve. Chryssa loved letters and signs. She studied in San Francisco and New York. She focused on how symbols grab attention—like metal signs outside or bright neon words at night. Her work reminds me of Cy Twombly’s scribbled letters. Check out more of hers at the Museum of Ethnography.
Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali (Greek: Χρυσά Βαρδέα-Μαυρομιχάλη; December 31, 1933 – December 23, 2013) was a Greek American artist who worked in a wide variety of media.
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