Art for Modern Architecture (Homage to Ellsworth Kelly)

2005

Marine Hugonnier

Associated Names
Marine Hugonnier

Artist, French, born 1969

The image features rectangular blocks and lines arranged in an abstract composition. There is a large red rectangle centrally located dominating much of the visual field. Smaller red rectangles appear in different sections. To the right of the main red block, a grid of black and white squares forms a pattern. Lower down, a diagonal black line cuts through a white space. The surrounding text includes black-covered columns, reminiscent of a densely printed newspaper or document, grounding the abstract elements in familiar formats.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Max Wigram Gallery, London); purchased by NGA, 2009

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Brodie, Judith, et al., Shock of the News. Exh. cat., Washington, DC, 2012: 87, no. 60.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: M. Hugonnier 05

Wikidata ID

Q64595313

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