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Entropia (construction), 2005

  • Artist

    Julie Mehretu

  • Title

    Entropia (construction)

  • Date

    2005

  • Medium

    Lithograph with Gampi chine colle on Somerset Satin

  • Dimensions

    40 × 49 3/4 in. (101.6 × 126.4 cm) Frame: 43 1/4 × 53 in. (109.9 × 134.6 cm)

  • Edition

    AP 2/7

  • Credit line

    The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of the artist

  • Object Number

    2006.25

The Greek word entropia is the root for “entropy,” a thermodynamic concept that purports that everything in the universe shifts from a state of order to one of disorder. Entropy, therefore, is a measure of change and, by extension, a measure of disorder. In Entropia (construction), Julie Mehretu builds on previous works by layering four complex drawings. By pulling apart and restructuring her ideas, she reveals a deep understanding of printmaking and her mastery of repetition, pattern, and spatial relations to create an extraordinary labyrinth of activity.


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Artworks

Entropia (construction), 2005

  • Artist

    Julie Mehretu

  • Title

    Entropia (construction)

  • Date

    2005

  • Medium

    Lithograph with Gampi chine colle on Somerset Satin

  • Dimensions

    40 × 49 3/4 in. (101.6 × 126.4 cm) Frame: 43 1/4 × 53 in. (109.9 × 134.6 cm)

  • Edition

    AP 2/7

  • Credit line

    The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of the artist

  • Object Number

    2006.25

The Greek word entropia is the root for “entropy,” a thermodynamic concept that purports that everything in the universe shifts from a state of order to one of disorder. Entropy, therefore, is a measure of change and, by extension, a measure of disorder. In Entropia (construction), Julie Mehretu builds on previous works by layering four complex drawings. By pulling apart and restructuring her ideas, she reveals a deep understanding of printmaking and her mastery of repetition, pattern, and spatial relations to create an extraordinary labyrinth of activity.


Explore further