Untitled (book)

This artwork featured in Never Judge a Book (2016). 

In the late 1970s Craig-Martin began to make line drawings of ordinary objects, creating over the years an ever-expanding vocabulary of images, which form the foundation of his work to this day. Here, the open book floats on a candy pink background, deceptively simple, yet succinctly embodying the universal understanding of book-ness. The blank pages seem to invite the viewer to project their own narrative lines.

Image: Michael Craig-Martin, Untitled (book), Acrylic on aluminium, installation view, Never Judge a Book, Richard Booth’s Bookshop, 2016. Image courtesy Meadow Arts. Photographer: Stephan Handy. 

 

About the artist

Michael Craig-Martin

Michael Craig-Martin exhibited in Never Judge a Book, Richard Booth’s Bookshop, 2016, and Building Site, Hardwick Hall, 2014.

Image: Michael Craig-Martin, Untitled (book). Acrylic on aluminium, 2014. Courtesy the artist and Gagosian Gallery. Photo: Stefan Handy.