Thioflavine 

Editor: Here we have "Thioflavine," with no recorded date, manufactured by Melville Color Company. It's… well, it's a vial of yellow pigment next to a color calibration chart. What can you tell me about it? Curator: It speaks volumes about material production, doesn't it? Look at the stark contrast: a manufactured pigment, presented alongside the means of controlling its visual representation. The company name, "Color Co.," underscores that the work is not an individual creation, but a commercial product. How does that impact your understanding? Editor: It makes me think about the value we place on individual artistic labor versus mass production. I hadn’t considered that before. Thanks! Curator: Precisely. And consider how the chart itself functions as a tool, standardizing color perception. It really makes you think about the commodification of artistic materials.