99% NO.60 Old School Burgers 2013

Editor: This drawing, "99% NO.60 Old School Burgers" by Sedrick Huckaby, uses simple pencil strokes to depict a person sitting in a chair. The sketchiness gives it a raw, almost unfinished feel. What's your take on this piece? Curator: Look at the inscription Huckaby includes alongside the figure. It's all about labor - writing down orders, cooking things up. Consider the work, then, as a record of process, both the burgers being made and the drawing itself. How does this focus on making shape your understanding? Editor: I hadn't thought about it like that. So, you're saying the material, the drawing, and the text together highlight the labor and consumption involved here? Curator: Precisely. It’s about the means of production, the everyday materiality of running a business. It makes you think about the person creating these burgers as more than just a faceless employee.