Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a print by Liam Gillick. It dates from 2017 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
You see a bright green rectangle floating on a pale gray background, with thin white lines running across it like a grid.
You see a bright green rectangle floating on a pale gray background, with thin white lines running across it like a grid.
This print was made in 2017 as part of a protest portfolio against an immigration ban. Nine artists each contributed one work—this is Gillick’s. The clean, almost empty look feels like a quiet protest, not a shout.
If you like how simple shapes can carry big ideas, look up the museum where this lives: The Museum of Modern Art.
Overview
Untitled is a digital print created by Liam Gillick in 2017 as part of a portfolio of nine works. It is held in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print features a bright green rectangle on a pale gray background, overlaid with a thin white grid. It was produced in response to an immigration ban, contributing to a portfolio of works by nine artists protesting the issue.
Technique & Style
The work's simplicity and use of basic geometric forms convey a sense of quiet protest. Gillick's style here is characterized by clean lines and minimal composition.
Context
Liam Gillick is associated with the Young British Artists group and has been influenced by the concept of relational aesthetics, introduced at the 1996 Traffic exhibition in Bordeaux.
History & Provenance
Gillick, born in 1964, studied fine art at Goldsmiths' College in London and has lived and worked in New York.
Artist & collection
Artist
Liam Gillick (born 1964) is a British artist. In the 1990s he was one of the informal Young British Artists group; like many of them, he took a degree in fine art from Goldsmiths' College, in London. He was among the…
