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Adam Pendleton — Ok Dada Ok Black Dada Ok
Adam Pendleton

Ok Dada Ok Black Dada Ok

2018

"Ok Dada Ok Black Dada Ok" by Adam Pendleton employs silkscreen ink and spray paint on canvas to explore the intersection of conceptual art, typography, and historical reference through repetition and layering. The work engages with Dada's legacy of absurdism and anti art while interrogating questions of legibility, meaning, and the politics of visibility through its insistent, fragmented text. Pendleton's combination of precise silkscreen printing with gestural spray paint creates a formal tension that mirrors the conceptual tensions embedded within the work's linguistic play.

Medium
silkscreen ink and spray paint on canvas

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February 28, 2025

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Adam Pendleton, Ok Dada Ok Black Dada Ok, 2018

"Ok Dada Ok Black Dada Ok" by Adam Pendleton employs silkscreen ink and spray paint on canvas to explore the intersection of conceptual art, typography, and historical reference through repetition and layering. The work engages with Dada's legacy of absurdism and anti art while interrogating questions of legibility, meaning, and the politics of visibility through its insistent, fragmented text. Pendleton's combination of precise silkscreen printing with gestural spray paint creates a formal tension that mirrors the conceptual tensions embedded within the work's linguistic play.

Medium
silkscreen ink and spray paint on canvas
Year
2018
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Language And Typography, Minimalist Aesthetic, Mixed Media, Dada influenced, Conceptual Art, American Artist, Political Commentary, 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Text-Based Art

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