Futura (originally Leonard Hilton McGurr, and known as Futura 2000 until 1999) is an American artist who began graffiti as a teenager on the walls and subway cars of New York in the 1970s. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, he returned to the street art movement of the 1980s and held successful commercial exhibitions. As one of the most renowned graffiti artists, he designed album covers and stage backdrops for the British punk-rock band The Clash, and from the 1990s onward, created logos and sportswear for various clients. The “2000” in his name references both the millennium and the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, while “Futura” reflects the artist’s interest in the future and technology, as well as paying homage to the Futura typeface designed by Paul Renner, which Stanley Kubrick famously used in his films. Futura 2000 uniquely pushed graffiti toward abstraction. In his works, alongside spray paint, he also used an airbrush to create extremely fine lines. Letter to Myself is covered with bluish-green color spots and primarily black abstract, geometric motifs—circles and lines—that occasionally extend into space. In the top left corner of the painting, alongside the artist’s name, a figurative element appears: a human figure with a big head and outstretched arms standing behind a horizontal “counter.” The dominant motifs—interconnected spheres and circles—likely reference the number 2000, which appears as his signature in the bottom right corner. The painting conveys an abstract, enigmatic message directed both to the artist himself and to his future viewers. — Krisztina Szipőcs