Untitled

Untitled

Edmund de Waal

2015

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This looks like a sheet of handwritten notes on thin paper. The words are cramped and messy, mostly in black ink, with some crossed-out lines. A few small rectangles of lighter paper are taped in the middle, like scraps of old writing. The edges are uneven, and the whole thing feels like a sketch or a draft. The notes seem to be about writing and starting over—words like *"begin again"* and *"from zero"* repeat. The artist may have been playing with ideas for this piece, scribbling thoughts before settling on the final look. Check out Edmund de Waal to see how he turns notes like this into art.

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