The Dangerous Early and Late Life of Lytton Strachey 1985

Editor: Steven Campbell's "The Dangerous Early and Late Life of Lytton Strachey"—it's HUGE. And what a scene! It feels like a very odd fever dream to me. What's your take on this unusual painting? Curator: Steven Campbell does love to throw us into the deep end of narrative, doesn't he? It's like peering into someone's subconscious. I imagine Strachey battling his own target, weighted down by expectation, you know? Editor: Expectation? Is that the target on his back? Curator: Precisely! Or is it the arrow pointed at the seated man’s head? The man with the rope who looks exhausted. What do you think that rope is for? Editor: Good question! The whole thing feels so overloaded. Curator: Exactly. Campbell invites us to wander in this world without a map, and maybe that's the point. Editor: I see! It seems like the more you look, the more questions pop up. Thanks.