Untitled

Untitled

Mira Schendel

1974

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image looks like a page filled with typed text and handwritten notes. The words are scattered unevenly—some are crossed out, some are circled, and others are barely legible. There’s a mix of small, precise typewriting and messy scribbles in ink, with a few lines drawn in what looks like transfer type. The layout feels chaotic, with boxes, arrows, and random symbols breaking up the text. One odd detail is the small grid of dots near the top right, like a tiny constellation. The text seems to be about big ideas—things like "growth limits" and "economic stagnation"—but it’s all mixed up, as if the artist was working through thoughts in real time. If this style of layered text and marks intrigues you, look up cross-hatching.

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