Fox 1973

Editor: This is Robert Cottingham's "Fox," a painting, measuring about 21 inches square, held at the Harvard Art Museums. It feels very graphic. What draws your eye when you look at it? Curator: The Fox signage acts as a totem, a cultural artifact imbued with collective memories of film, fantasy, and escape. The neon, the geometry - what do they evoke for you? Editor: Excitement, maybe? It feels like a memory of going to the movies as a kid. Curator: Exactly. Cottingham captures the symbolic power of these everyday signs, elevating them to almost iconic status. A reminder of shared cultural experiences. Editor: I see that now, how the sign represents more than just a place to see movies. Thanks!