[no title] from ‘Pair A’ by  Grenville Davey

[no title] from ‘Pair A’ 1993

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Dimensions: image: 716 x 839 mm

Copyright: © Grenville Davey | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate

Editor: This untitled piece by Grenville Davey features hazy shapes and a muted palette. There's something unsettling about the lack of clear forms. What's your interpretation of this work? Curator: I see a critique of representation itself. Davey blurs boundaries, challenging fixed identities. How does this ambiguity reflect broader social anxieties about categorization, about othering? Editor: That's a powerful idea. It definitely makes me see the work differently. Curator: Consider the historical context too: post-structuralist thought questioning stable meanings. Davey's art engages in a similar deconstruction. What assumptions are being challenged here? Editor: It encourages us to question our impulse to define and label everything. Thanks, this was super insightful. Curator: It invites a critical lens on how power operates through systems of visibility and invisibility. Something to continue thinking about.

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tate 3 days ago

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