Untitled
In the late 1980s Kuitca began to reference architecture and topography in his work, from house plans to city maps. In Untitled, the artist silkscreened part of a map of Zurich onto an unstretched canvas. The canvas was subsequently laid on the floor, where successive applications of watered-down acrylic paints were poured. Before stretching the canvas, the artist scratched its surface, causing the map to blur. Evoking an aerial view of Zurich on a foggy day, Untitled charts the uncertain territories of memory and the imagination, of place and belonging.
Artwork Details
- Title: Untitled
- Artist: Guillermo Kuitca (Argentinian, born Buenos Aires, 1961)
- Date: 1991
- Medium: Oil-based silkscreen ink and acrylic paint on canvas
- Dimensions: 87 3/4 in. × 71 in. (222.9 × 180.3 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.401.1
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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