Untitled
1997
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1997
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting shows black ink on white paper, pressed onto canvas. It’s mostly lines—some thick, some thin, some curved, some straight. The paper looks crumpled before it was flattened. Penone often uses simple marks to show how things grow. Here the lines might remind you of tree roots or veins. The work feels fragile, like something you could touch. Look up Giuseppe Penone next.