(give the gang) the clue is in the signs 1966

Curator: Corita Kent's "Give the gang (the clue is in the signs)" just bursts with energy, doesn't it? The Harvard Art Museums hold this vibrant print. Editor: It does. I find the composition almost chaotic, yet the colors—that bold orange, stark black, sunny yellow—somehow unify it. Curator: Kent's work often layers text and image, pulling from advertising and pop culture. She saw poetry in the everyday. Editor: Indeed, the fragmented words and phrases create a visual poem, a kind of semiotic puzzle inviting the viewer to decode its message. Curator: And the message, for me, is about paying attention, listening to your heart, and finding clues in the most unexpected places. It’s a gentle prodding, full of hope. Editor: Yes, there's an undeniable optimism, even a playful irreverence, in how she manipulates language and form. Curator: Looking at it, I feel encouraged to seek meaning beyond the surface. Editor: And I'm left pondering the relationship between text, image, and the viewer’s own interpretation in the process of meaning-making.