1961
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1961 graphite by Willem de Ridder, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This sketch fills a sheet of graph paper with tiny boxes, arrows, and letters. On the left side, there are clusters of shapes—circles, squares, and lines—labeled with letters like A and B. The right side shows arrows pointing in different directions, some looping back, with words like *snel* (fast) and *langzaam* (slow) written next to them. A few rectangles look like rough floor plans or stages. The words and arrows suggest movement through a space, almost like a blueprint for how someone—or something—should walk. The mix of Dutch words and simple drawings makes it feel like a personal note, not a polished design. If you like this kind of sketchy planning, check out The Museum of Modern Art for more works like it.
Willem de Ridder was a Dutch anarchist and artist, known as a founder of Fluxus. He was the foremost Fluxus member in the Netherlands. He showed and sold Fluxus works in his gallery, Amstel 47, and shops Fluxshop and…
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