Rome Pieces
Richard Tuttle American
Not on view
Based on diagrammatic designs by the artist, these drawings are made with thin graphite lines and cut pieces of plain sketchbook paper adhered to the wall. By executing the work directly on the architecture of the room, rather than creating a separate object and then placing it within the gallery, Tuttle intended to collapse the distinction between action (the process of making) and meditation (the viewing and contemplation of the work). With its title referencing the city where the work was conceived, Rome Pieces both calls attention to the wall by marking out the structure of each space in which it is drawn and disappears into the background, suggesting that art can be transformative and humble.
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