Artwork

Untitled

Untitled, by Liam Gillick, ink, 2011
Untitled, by Liam Gillick, ink, 2011

Untitled is an ink print by Liam Gillick. It dates from 2011 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

About this work

Overview

Untitled is a 2011 portfolio of six screenprints by Liam Gillick, a British artist associated with the Young British Artists group.

Subject & Meaning

One print features a bright yellow background with a black shape resembling a building, containing small colored blocks in a puzzle-like pattern. The text 'art & agriculture' is written in bold black letters alongside. The blocks inside the shape form an abstract arrangement, rather than a realistic representation.

Technique & Style

The work is characterized by simple colors and clean lines, giving it a modern appearance. The use of screenprinting allows for bold, graphic forms and bright colors.

Context

Gillick's work reflects his engagement with conceptual and relational art practices, a movement explored in the 1996 Traffic exhibition at the Musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Liam Gillick

Artist

Liam Gillick

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…

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