Untitled 

Daniel Dezeuze made this ‘Untitled’ artwork, with painted canvas, as part of a collection of work in which he sought to reduce painting to its basic components. In France, during the late 1960s and early 70s, many artists began to question the established art institutions and practices that governed their work. Dezeuze and others in the Supports/Surfaces group started using non-traditional materials and methods, rejecting the illusionistic depth and expressive gestures associated with conventional painting. The grid structure here, executed so simply, subverts the idea of painting as a window onto another world, instead emphasizing its physical presence as a flat object within a specific architectural context. To truly understand this piece, we need to look at the manifestos and critical writings of the period. Only then can we grasp the full significance of its challenge to the art world's norms. This approach reminds us that art's meaning is always intertwined with its social and institutional setting.