X-radiograph(s) 

Editor: This is an X-radiograph, by the School of Bartolomeo Vivarini. It's a ghostly image, overlaid with a grid. What does this reveal to you? Curator: It invites us to consider the layers of power and representation. The grid, a tool for analysis, imposes a structure, almost a carceral gaze, upon the original artwork. It speaks volumes about how we dissect and, in some ways, control the narrative of art history. Editor: That's a powerful interpretation. So, the grid isn't just neutral? Curator: Exactly. It's a visual assertion of authority. Who gets to decide how art is examined, and what stories get prioritized? What do you think about this? Editor: It makes me question the motives behind the analysis itself. Is it purely for understanding, or something else? Curator: Precisely. It highlights the biases inherent in our understanding and interpretation of art. Editor: I'll never look at art analysis the same way again. Curator: That's the point, isn't it? To question everything.