THE ARTWORK
In Robert Indiana’s Err123, images, letters and numbers meet in a compact composition. The different elements overlap like fragments of a visual language, in which writing retains both communicative function and graphic presence.
The 1963 etching uses black and white to make cuts, contrasts and transitions between surfaces clear. The small format invites a closer look, recognising one detail after another. The title accompanies the numerical sequence, yet leaves the relationship between fragments open: the eye is called to reconstruct connections without finding a single definitive reading.
The 1963 etching uses black and white to make cuts, contrasts and transitions between surfaces clear. The small format invites a closer look, recognising one detail after another. The title accompanies the numerical sequence, yet leaves the relationship between fragments open: the eye is called to reconstruct connections without finding a single definitive reading.