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Julie Mehretu
Epigraph, Damascus2016

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Six-panel charcoal or graphite drawing with dense, gestural black marks forming a continuous tangled mass across white paper, thinning toward the lower edges of each panel
Large-scale drawing on white paper combining faint pencil architectural sketches of building facades with energetic black ink marks, gestural brushstrokes, and scattered calligraphic traces layered densely across the surface.
Large-scale drawing on paper with dense layering of black charcoal or ink marks on a gray ground; energetic gestural strokes, branching linear forms, crosshatched areas, and fluid drips create an all-over abstract composition.
Artist or Maker
Julie Mehretu
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa (Shewa), active United States, New York, New York, born 1970
Title
Epigraph, Damascus
Date Made
2016
Medium
Photogravure, sugar lift aquatint, spit bite aquatint, and open bite on six panels
Dimensions
Sheet (each): 85 7/16 × 34 1/4 in. (217.01 × 87 cm) Framed (overall): 97 1/2 × 226 in. (247.65 × 574.04 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kelvin Davis and Hana Kim through the 2018 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2018.188a-f
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Kim, Christine Y., and Rujeko Hockley, editors. Julie Mehretu. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 2019.
Copyright
© Julie Mehretu

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