Untitled
1999
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1999
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1999 graphite by Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing shows a strange, cartoonish figure with a big nose and a pipe. The person is squatting, wearing a skirt-like wrap and holding a small object in one hand. The background is a plain green rectangle inside a blue border. Around it, there’s messy handwriting in French—some of it looks like a question. The figure’s face is exaggerated, almost like a joke. The text around it reads like a mix of names and phrases, including *"la femme de Bogrol"* and *"qui vient de passer porte des braies?"* (which roughly means "the woman from Bogrol who came through the door"). Check out Frédéric Bruly Bouabré to see more of his quirky, text-filled art.
