Untitled
1975
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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1975
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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
You see a long, wavy stripe of bright orange against a white background, with sharp zig-zag edges and a cut-out shape at one end. This print comes from a portfolio Stella made for a dance company. The jagged lines were meant to feel like movement—almost like a frozen dance step. It’s not a drawing of anything; the shapes are the whole point. To see how other artists turned simple lines into art, look up lithography.