Untitled 1964

Editor: This Untitled print by Harold Cohen shows these almost topographical shapes. It feels like looking at a map of some alien world. What do you see in this piece? Curator: It's fascinating how Cohen, who pioneered computer-generated art, still evokes such organic forms. I wonder, does the seeming randomness point to a critique of imposed order, a comment on how we map and categorize the world? Editor: That's interesting! So, it's less about the shapes themselves and more about the act of mapping? Curator: Exactly. Consider the cultural authority of maps, the way they define territories and identities. Cohen perhaps questions that authority through this abstract representation. Editor: I hadn't considered that. It gives the piece a whole new layer of meaning. Thanks!