Untitled, from the portfolio "9 Objects" 1969

Editor: This is an untitled print by Gerhard Richter from his "9 Objects" portfolio. It depicts what appears to be a wooden, geometric form, almost like an impossible object. I find it subtly unsettling. What's your take on this piece? Curator: Well, Richter's work often engages with the politics of perception. How does the seemingly simple object challenge our understanding of space and representation, particularly within the context of postwar Germany's rebuilding and re-evaluation of its own image? Does the "impossible object" become a metaphor for the impossible task of reconstruction? Editor: That's a compelling connection; I hadn't considered that angle. Thanks! Curator: My pleasure. Richter's genius lies in prompting such questions.