Painted canvas fragment c. 20th century

Editor: This is Barnett Newman's "Painted canvas fragment," and what strikes me is the raw materiality. You can almost feel the roughness of the canvas and the thick impasto of the paint. How do you interpret this fragment? Curator: The fragment compels us to confront the labor inherent in art production. Notice the raw edge of the canvas, the visible brushstrokes. It shifts our focus from the finished product to the process and the artist's hand. This piece challenges traditional notions of artistic skill by laying bare the act of making. What does it say about the art market? Editor: It really makes you question the value we place on art as a commodity, doesn't it? Curator: Precisely. Seeing this piece, I am even more convinced of the artist's vision.