Occasional Table 1972

Editor: Here we have Patrick Caulfield’s "Occasional Table." There's something so still and contained about it, almost like a stage set waiting for a play to begin. What’s your take on it? Curator: Caulfield often captured these quiet moments, didn't he? It's that stark, flat color that gets me. I find myself wondering if it’s a celebration of the everyday object, or a kind of playful alienation. What do you make of the emptiness on the plate? Editor: It’s funny, it's so simple but that little plate seems to be saying so much! Curator: Yes, an invitation to contemplate what's absent, or perhaps what's coming next.