Lemon Yellow 

Curator: Take a moment to consider this still life featuring a jar of "Lemon Yellow" paint, manufactured by F. Weber & Company. Editor: It's so evocative—the muted palette makes me think of childhood art projects and the slightly melancholy feeling of a studio after everyone's gone home. Curator: It's interesting to think about how color, even in its manufactured form, becomes a tool for artists to shape narratives and reflect social values. What does “lemon yellow” mean within different contexts of power? Editor: It's also about the history of access. Who had the privilege to create, and what stories were deemed worthy of being told through this specific shade of yellow? Curator: Absolutely, the materials themselves carry a history. And, in a way, this jar is a relic of countless untold stories, and potentials. Editor: Definitely, art supplies have always been a site of class division as they are also sites of creativity and the empowerment to imagine alternative worlds. Curator: A poignant reminder that even the simplest objects hold complex histories. Editor: It shifts how I look at my own paints; everything has a past life.