Untitled
1986
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Contemporary chestnut hair
1986
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
You see a sheet of paper covered in streaks and splatters of brown mud. Richard Long made this by dipping his hands in mud from the River Avon and dragging it across the paper. The marks feel like the river’s own movement—slow, uneven, alive. It’s not about what it looks like, but how it was made: outside, with his body and the earth. If you like the idea of art that’s just the trace of an action, look up *impasto*.
