Archie Rand's Letter Paintings Find a Home in Italy

Archie Rand's series of letter paintings, which he once called "tombstones for the unheralded," have been acquired by the Modena FC Collection in Italy. Rand described them as an effort to paint something modern art had mostly walked away from: love.

That phrase sticks with me. Choosing to paint love is almost a quiet refusal, the way declining a sharp opening can say more than playing one. It takes nerve to commit to something the broader conversation has decided isn't serious enough.

Does anyone else find themselves drawn to subjects the art world treats as unfashionable?

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