Untitled

Untitled

Dan Graham

1966

silver

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

You see a black-and-white photo of a person sitting on a chair in a plain room. The shot is taken from the side, so half their face is in shadow. Light hits their cheek and the chair’s armrest. The photo isn’t staged or posed. It feels like a quick snapshot, not a portrait. The background is bare—a white wall and a closed door. The grainy print adds a rough, everyday feel. Try looking up Dan Graham next.

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