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Untitled, by Walid Raad, 2006

Untitled

Walid Raad

2006

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

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Overview

Untitled is a 2006 by Walid Raad, held at Museum of Modern Art.

Who painted this?
Walid Raad
When & what style?
2006
Where can I see it?
Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is a blank white rectangle with a faint, barely-there gray line running horizontally across the middle. The edges are clean, and there’s nothing else—no brushstrokes, no texture, just empty space. The simplicity is the point. It’s one of thirty-one identical prints, each a minimalist puzzle. The artist, Walid Raad, often plays with how we read images, especially in conflict zones. If you like this, look up Walid Raad next—he does more with less.

About the artist

Portrait of Walid Raad
Artist

Walid Raad

Walid Raad (Ra'ad) (Arabic: وليد رعد) (born 1967 in Chbanieh, Lebanon) is a contemporary media artist.

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