Kindle (for Parkett no. 76)
2006
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etching, engraving, and drypoint on Somerset paper
Dimensions
image: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.) sheet: 59.06 × 71.76 cm (23 1/4 × 28 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Neal T. Turtell and Thomas G. Klarner
Accession Number
2022.35.28
Art Historical Context
Julie Mehretu's *Kindle (for Parkett no. 76)*, created in 2006, is a captivating print that captures the artist's signature style of dynamic abstraction. Born in Ethiopia and based in New York, Mehu is renowned for her monumental paintings that layer architectural plans, maps, and gestural marks to evoke the chaos and energy of modern cities, migration, and global flows. This work, commissioned for the prestigious contemporary art journal *Parkett* (issue no. 76), translates her expansive vision into an intimate format, measuring 16 × 20 inches on Somerset paper—a high-quality, velvety substra...