Raymond Queneau, circa 1929
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Anne Adams
Anne Adams, ‘Pi’ (1998)
The work portrays the first 1,471 digits (plus the decimal point) of the mathematical ratio pi. With white, black, and component colors of the white light spectrum marking each integer from 0 to 9, Adams tried to capture the randomness of pi’s expansion.
William Anastasi
William Anastasi, ‘Subway Drawing (V. Dwan)’ (1968)
Riding the subway with a piece of paper lying in his lap, Anastasi would hold a pencil lightly, allowing the vibrations of the train to move it across the paper. He would often sign the image with the name of the person he was travelling to see.
