Three Generals 1961

Misch Kohn made this print, called *Three Generals*, using lithography, a process that's all about layering. The way the colors kinda bleed and overlap makes me think of a parade, like the generals are dissolving into all their fancy decorations and medals. I can imagine Kohn, bent over the litho stone, pulling the squeegee, hoping the colors line up just so... but also embracing the little imperfections that give it life. You know, it’s funny, these guys are supposed to be in charge, but they look so… fragile. Like their power is just a costume that could fall apart any minute. It reminds me of Ensor’s masked figures, that same feeling of putting on a show. Painting is so much about this back and forth between control and letting go. It’s like the artist is always in conversation with the materials and the image itself.