Large Group with Shadows 1993

Editor: So, this is Tony Bevan's "Large Group with Shadows," a print. The stark black and white really hits you, and the figures seem almost… raw. What strikes you most about this work? Curator: The etching process itself—the labor involved in creating these lines—is key. Consider the context: Bevan made this in '93. What social anxieties are being etched into this material? What's being consumed and processed here? Editor: That’s a really interesting way to look at it. I hadn't considered the anxieties of the time impacting the… texture, almost, of the piece. Curator: Exactly. It makes you wonder about the means of production beyond the artist's hand too. Editor: I see what you mean. It gives a whole new perspective. Thanks!