The Expulsion 1951

Editor: This is "The Expulsion" by E. Box, painted sometime between 1919 and 1988. The animals and the gate give it a surreal, dreamlike quality. What do you make of this unconventional depiction of such a powerful biblical scene? Curator: Well, it's interesting how Box reinterprets the narrative. The presence of the animals transforms the expulsion from a purely religious event into something affecting the entire natural world, doesn’t it? How might this broaden our understanding? Editor: I guess it makes it more universal? Curator: Precisely. And consider the institutional context: Tate holds this piece. How does a public institution shape our perception of religious or folk art? Editor: That's a good point. I hadn't thought about how the museum itself influences how we see it. Curator: It's a fascinating interplay, isn’t it? Makes you wonder about the politics of display.