Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink print by Slavs and Tatars. It dates from 2007 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a series of five screenprints created by Slavs and Tatars in 2007, held at The Museum of Modern Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print features bold purple text on a white background, reading 'Le fric, c'est pas si chic, dit le Tajik,' a French phrase translating to 'Money isn’t so classy, says the Tajik.' The text combines a casual tone with language play, yielding a playful and cheeky effect.
Technique & Style
The screenprint's uneven, variably thick letters evoke handwriting despite being printed, contributing to its informal aesthetic.
Artist & collection
Artist
Slavs and Tatars is an art collective and "a faction of polemics and intimacies devoted to an area east of the former Berlin Wall and west of the Great Wall of China known as Eurasia".
