B - Snow White and the Black Dwarf 1969 - 1970

Curator: Joe Tilson’s "B - Snow White and the Black Dwarf" presents us with a screenprint collage, mimicking a newspaper layout filled with various images. Editor: It strikes me as a visual overload, almost aggressively so. The black and white imagery, the newspaper format… it feels like information warfare. Curator: It challenges the perceived innocence of fairy tales like Snow White, framing it within a broader, perhaps darker, contemporary context. The symbols are provocative: the ring, the faceless man in a hat, the seductive pose. Editor: Absolutely. And the Eiffel Tower alongside what looks like a diver hints at cultural aspirations, perhaps critiquing the very narratives we construct and consume. It makes one question what's being sold beneath the surface. Curator: Indeed, it's a powerful statement on the commodification and manipulation of cultural archetypes. Editor: A jarring yet insightful remix that leaves you feeling unsettled. Curator: Precisely. It prompts us to consider how we consume and are consumed by the media.