2. 90% on White 1977

Editor: This is "2. 90% on White" by Alan Green, from the Tate Collections, and it looks like ink on paper. The grid is… almost overwhelming. What do you see in this piece? Curator: Grids often represent order, control, a kind of imposed structure. Here, the imperfection of the hand-drawn lines suggests something else. Does the subtle disruption of the rigid grid hint at a deeper, perhaps subconscious, rebellion against imposed order? Editor: That’s a really interesting way to consider it. It’s like the grid is a cage, but the lines themselves are trying to escape. Thanks! Curator: My pleasure. Consider how simple forms can embody complex cultural anxieties.