Untitled
1965
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1965
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1965 ink by James Rosenquist, depicting snow, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a jumble of bright shapes: a slice of cake, a tire tread, a fork, and a hand holding a dollar bill. Everything looks flat, like cut-out ads glued together. Rosenquist started as a billboard painter. He blew up small objects to billboard size, then chopped them up and mixed them. The dollar bill feels like a quiet joke—money is just another ad. If you like this mix of ads and art, look up lithography next.
