Untitled

Untitled

Joel Shapiro

1969

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image shows a flat, light-colored sheet covered in tiny, repeating dots. The dots form diagonal lines that run across the whole surface, creating a faint grid. There’s no color beyond a soft beige or gray tone. The dots are so small and close together they almost blur into a texture. It looks like the artist used a steady hand to fill the whole space without breaks. If you like this kind of close, repetitive work, check out cross-hatching.

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