[no title] 1972

Editor: This is an untitled work by Richard Hamilton, created sometime before his death in 2011. It seems to depict different tire treads in an almost ghostly, all-white composition. What do you make of the repetition of tire patterns here? Curator: The tire treads, rendered almost invisibly, speak volumes about our relationship with technology and progress. They are symbols of movement, of the relentless forward march, but also of the environmental impact we often ignore. Editor: So, you're saying the tires represent more than just transportation? Curator: Absolutely. Consider the visual language: the whiteness, the subtle variations. It evokes a sense of erasure, perhaps hinting at the erasure of nature itself by our increasingly mechanized world. How does this reading resonate with you? Editor: That gives me a lot to think about – the contrast between progress and its consequences. Curator: Indeed. Hamilton invites us to reflect on the complex iconography of the everyday, urging us to look beyond the surface.