Please Do Not Touch

Please Do Not Touch

Gill Saunders

2010

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This is a simple white rectangle on a black background. The edges are sharp and clean, with no other shapes or details inside. It looks like a blank canvas or a piece of paper. The title *Please Do Not Touch* gives it a playful twist—it’s a joke about how we’re told not to touch art. The artist used just two colors, black and white, to make us focus on the idea instead of the image. If you like this kind of straightforward art, check out Victoria and Albert Museum for more unexpected pieces.

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