99% NO.61 Fred 2013

Curator: This is "99% NO.61 Fred" by Sedrick Huckaby, currently residing at the Harvard Art Museums. The medium appears to be graphite or charcoal on paper. Editor: Immediately, I feel this quiet dignity. There's something so familiar in the way he sits, his gaze, the simple setting. Curator: Absolutely, the inscription at the bottom anchors it: "What do you think about the Presidential situation… Well, we'll just pray about it." It’s a powerful juxtaposition of the political and the personal. Editor: Exactly! The cups, the plates – they almost feel like sacraments. And the prayer… it's both resignation and hope. Huckaby really captures that tension. Curator: The use of line is also striking; there's an immediacy to it, like a fleeting moment captured. He presents Fred as an icon. Editor: And yet, an icon of everyday life, approachable, human. It makes me want to sit down and listen. Curator: Huckaby compels us to recognize the sacred within the ordinary. Editor: And to consider that sometimes, prayer is the most revolutionary act.