Aleksandra Mir

Osama
2007

Two black and white drawings depicting stylized versions of newspaper front pages with large headlines about a terror threat and featuring illustrations of a bearded man. The left drawing represents the "Daily News" with the headline "WORST IS YET TO COME," while the right drawing represents the "New York Post" with the headline "THE WAR HAS JUST STARTED." Both drawings include additional text and smaller headlines related to other news topics.

Two black and white drawings depicting stylized versions of newspaper front pages with large headlines about a terror threat and featuring illustrations of a bearded man. The left drawing represents the "Daily News" with the headline "WORST IS YET TO COME," while the right drawing represents the "New York Post" with the headline "THE WAR HAS JUST STARTED." Both drawings include additional text and smaller headlines related to other news topics.

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Date
2007

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fiber-tipped pen on paper, two parts

Dimensions
Sheet (each): 75 × 59in. (190.5 × 149.9 cm)

Accession number
2010.170a-b

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Aleksandra Mir. Courtesy: Mary Boone Gallery, New York.

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