Untitled
1970
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1970
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This work shows five sheets of paper with typed text. The words are all the same: *"INSTEAD OF AN ART EXHIBITION, THE ARTISTS AND INVITED GUESTS WILL ATTEND A LECTURE."* The letters are clean and bold, filling each page fully. The piece plays a trick—it’s not a painting at all, but typed words. The artist used a typewriter to make it, and the text is the only thing you see. It’s simple but makes you stop and think: what even counts as art? Look up Robert Barry next to see how he turned words into art.
