Untitled

Untitled

Richard Merkin

1966

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This print is packed with clashing images and bold colors. There’s a black-and-white photo of a person at a movie theater, comic strips showing people talking, and a wrestling magazine cover. Bright orange and green shapes cut across everything, like jagged lines or random blobs. Some sections look like old newspaper clippings, while others are just abstract marks—dots, wavy lines, and stark black rectangles. The mix of real photos, comics, and random shapes makes it feel chaotic but intentional. The title *Silent Barriers* hints at hidden messages or layers, but here everything’s right out in the open. If this style intrigues you, check out The Museum of Modern Art to see more work like this.

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