Bedspread for Harvard Graduate Center 1949

Editor: This is Anni Albers' "Bedspread for Harvard Graduate Center," and it’s, well, it’s green plaid! It feels very…utilitarian, but also oddly calming. How do you interpret this work, especially knowing it was designed for a student space? Curator: Calming is a good word. I see it as a kind of grounding force. Think of those stressed-out grad students; that repetitive pattern, that earthy palette... It's almost meditative, wouldn't you say? A simple, human touch amidst the intellectual whirlwind. Editor: Yes, meditative! It definitely shifts my perception. I was too quick to judge it as *just* a bedspread. Curator: Exactly! Albers elevates the everyday, weaving intention into the mundane. Now I want a nap!