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Editor: Here we have an undated sketch by John Flaxman from the Tate Collections. It looks like a monument design, maybe a neoclassical figure? What do you see in this piece? Curator: I see Flaxman grappling with the visual language of power and remembrance. Think about the context: late 18th century, revolutions brewing, empires expanding. How does Flaxman use classical forms to address contemporary anxieties about authority and legacy? Editor: So, you're suggesting that it’s not just a simple memorial design? Curator: Precisely. It’s a commentary on how societies choose to immortalize figures, and perhaps a critique of the very idea of monumentalizing power. It invites us to question who gets remembered and why. Editor: That's a much more critical perspective than I initially considered. Thank you! Curator: My pleasure. Art always speaks to the present, doesn’t it?