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Untitled

Karlheinz Stockhausen

1961

ink

paper

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

Contemporary

Dominant colour

Untitled is a 1961 ink by Karlheinz Stockhausen, held at Museum of Modern Art.

Who painted this?: Karlheinz Stockhausen
When & what style?: 1961
Where can I see it?: Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sheet is a messy, handwritten plan for a music performance. It’s split into time blocks with notes in German. Arrows point to steps like "start tape" and "musicians play." Some boxes list jobs like "sound technician" or "stagehand." The paper has tape marks and looks like it was pieced together. The whole thing reads like a script for how to run a complicated sound setup. It’s not a painting—just instructions for musicians, tape machines, and lighting. Want to know more? Check out Karlheinz Stockhausen.