[no title] 1981

Editor: So, this untitled piece by Richard Paul Lohse, from the Tate collection, is simply nine squares of color. It feels so orderly, like a color chart. What am I meant to see in it? Curator: Consider the post-war context. Lohse, part of the Zurich Concrete artists, aimed to create universal, accessible art. How does this geometric abstraction challenge traditional, exclusive art forms? Editor: It's like he's democratizing color! Taking it away from traditional painting and making it available to everyone, visually. Is that the point? Curator: Precisely! The grid represents order, rationality, a utopian vision of art's role in society. What does the lack of hierarchy in the colors suggest? Editor: That all colors, and perhaps all people, are equal? It is starting to feel less like a color chart and more like a statement. Curator: Exactly. It reflects a desire to create a new visual language, free from the constraints of the past. Editor: I never thought squares could be so radical! Curator: Lohse's work prompts us to think about the social and political implications of abstract art.