Guggenheim 457--Twentieth Century Fox film studio, Burbank, California 1956

Robert Frank created this intriguing collage of black and white photographs, likely in the late 20th century, offering us a peek behind the scenes at Twentieth Century Fox Studios. It's a reminder that art isn't just about the finished product, it’s also about the process, the journey, the outtakes and the editing. The texture here is grainy, raw, like a secret document. Look at the red marks on the film strip, like notes scribbled in the margins. The film strip itself becomes a physical object, a thing to be handled and marked. I like the contrast between the staged world of the studio and the artist's markings, like a conversation. It reminds me of how we all see things differently, and how an artist can make us question what we think we know. This piece feels like a precursor to the work of someone like Gerhard Richter, who also explores the relationship between photography and painting, and the ways in which images can be both representational and abstract. In art, there are no fixed meanings, only possibilities.