Untitled
1982
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1982
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1982 ink by Naftali Rakuzin, depicting book, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a tangle of thin, jagged lines pressed into paper—some dark, some faint, like scratches on old film. Rakuzin made this in 1982, when Soviet artists worked quietly, away from official rules. The lines feel urgent, almost like code. The plate is nearly as big as the sheet, so the edges stay raw, showing the metal’s bite. No color, no clear scene—just the mark of the tool itself. If you like how the lines feel alive, look up etching.
