Untitled
1965
ink
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1965
ink
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1965 ink by George Brecht, depicting Letter, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a small, used envelope with handwritten ink marks and a folded photocopy tucked inside. This isn’t just a painting—it’s a piece of mail. Brecht sent it to someone as part of an art event called *Going to Rome*. The envelope and its contents were meant to be handled, opened, and read, not just looked at. It blurs the line between art and everyday objects. To see more work like this, look up the museum: The Museum of Modern Art.
George Brecht (August 27, 1926 – December 5, 2008), born George Ellis MacDiarmid, was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer, as well as a professional chemist who worked as a consultant for companies…
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