Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a print by Richard Prince. It dates from 2012 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Richard Prince's 'Untitled' is a 2012 digital print that exemplifies his use of appropriation and rephotography to examine American pop culture.
Subject & Meaning
The image depicts a woman in a domestic setting, holding aside a curtain to reveal a closet. A superimposed text strip reads 'What we lose in flowers...' attributed to 'Bill Powers', inviting the viewer to ponder the relationship between the image and the text.
Technique & Style
The work is a black-and-white digital print, characteristic of Prince's appropriation of existing images, often with added text, to create new meanings and challenge the original context.
History & Provenance
'Untitled' is part of The Museum of Modern Art's collection, reflecting Prince's significant contribution to the art world, particularly his influence in the 1980s East Village art scene.
Artist & collection
Artist
Richard Prince (born August 6, 1949) is an American conceptual artist and pop artist who rose to prominence in the 1980s in the East Village, Manhattan.
