Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink print by Colectivo Cordyceps. It dates from 2012 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
The artist group made 31 prints in this set, all using the same simple, eye-catching style.
This print shows a protest scene with bold, flat colors and thick black outlines. The figures look almost like cardboard cutouts against a bright background. The artist group made 31 prints in this set, all using the same simple, eye-catching style.
This piece comes from a project called Fight Back World Wide. It was part of Occupy Wall Street’s art efforts in 2012. The prints were made to spread protest messages fast and cheap.
If you like this, look up Colectivo Cordyceps.
Overview
Untitled is a screenprint by Colectivo Cordyceps, one of thirty-one in a portfolio created in 2012. The print is part of The Museum of Modern Art's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a protest scene, using bold, flat colors and thick black outlines to create a graphic representation of figures against a bright background. The imagery is associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Technique & Style
The print's style is characterized by simple, eye-catching forms, with figures resembling cutouts. The uniform visual language is consistent across the thirty-one prints in the portfolio.
History & Provenance
The print is part of the Fight Back World Wide project, an art initiative linked to Occupy Wall Street's efforts in 2012. The project's goal was to disseminate protest messages through affordable, mass-produced prints.
Artist & collection
Artist
Colectivo Cordyceps treated screenprints like guerrilla missions—31 unsigned sheets slipped into Mexico City’s subway cars in 2012.
