[no title] 1973

Curator: Look at this untitled print by David Leverett. It is held in the Tate Collections and its dimensions are 600 by 900 mm. Editor: It’s a blizzard of pink and blue lines! Chaotic, yet somehow contained within this rectangular frame. Curator: Leverett's work often explores systems and chance. Consider the printmaking process itself, where each layer and color application is carefully planned, yet the final outcome remains partly unpredictable. Editor: Precisely! There’s a tension here, between the underlying grid and the seemingly random explosion of color. It's as if he's mapping some unseen energy field. Curator: Perhaps it reflects broader social shifts of its time—the tension between order and the growing sense of chaos. The rise of new technologies versus the unease they generated. Editor: I see that chaos as a release, an almost joyful abandon. It highlights the potential for the art object to hold space for a multiplicity of ideas and emotions. Curator: A compelling point. Leverett’s print, through its chaotic beauty, reflects both societal unease and a yearning for liberation. Editor: Yes, it shows how such formal qualities invite us to see beyond the surface, reflecting broader cultural dialogues about order, chance, and creative expression.