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<p>In the 1960s, Ferrari began a series of drawings organized in ordered rows that mimicked handwritten letters or the pages of books but contained no discernible text. In blurring the distinction between written language and drawing, the works probed the limits of linguistic expression. Ferrari’s interest in language remained a pervasive concern, as his work in the following decades gradually began to include the appearance of letters, phrases, and legible text.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1962
- Dimensions
- 48.4 × 31.2 cm (19 1/16 × 12 5/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- León Ferrari
Artist

Sculpture
León Ferrari was an Argentine contemporary conceptual artist. During his extended art career (1954-2013), his artworks often protested the Argentine government, the imperialist west, and the Church.
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- León Ferrari
- Year
- 1962
- Dimensions
- 48.4 × 31.2 cm (19 1/16 × 12 5/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1962-140167
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
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