Through 1970

Editor: This is Menashe Kadishman’s “Through,” date unknown, in the Tate collection. It's… striking, with its bold red shapes layered over what looks like a winter landscape. What’s your take on this composition? Curator: It's interesting how Kadishman uses these geometric forms, especially red, to interrupt and reframe the landscape. Consider the historical context: Post-war art often grappled with fragmentation and reconstruction. Does this piece, with its jarring juxtaposition, speak to that theme? Editor: It definitely feels disruptive. Almost like a barrier, visually. Curator: Precisely. What do you think Kadishman might be suggesting about our relationship to nature, or perhaps memory, through this strategic obstruction? It invites us to consider the politics of seeing and what is being concealed or revealed. Editor: That gives me a lot to think about. I didn't realize how much the shapes influence how I see the landscape behind them. Curator: Indeed. It demonstrates how artists actively shape not just what we see but how we understand the world around us.