White on white by Malevich has a strong presence in the writing of Helio Oiticica during the 1970s. This article investigates the various moments of interconnection between Oiticica and Malevich, and the role of this notion in his thinking, articulating this in reference to Oiticica and John Cage, and to Nietzsche’s philosophy. In this way, it is possible to perceive both the centrality of writing for Oiticica in this decade and the singularity of the mode of enunciation contained within that writing, which can be described as that of a written manifesto.