Alizarin Crimson 

Editor: Here we have "Alizarin Crimson" by Ansbacher-Siegle Corp., which seems to be a pigment in a glass bottle. It’s a surprisingly clinical composition; what do you see in this piece? Curator: This isn't just pigment; it's a manufactured product, implicating larger systems of industrial capitalism and its impact on artistic production. Who benefits from the commodification of color, and whose labor is extracted in the process? Editor: I hadn't considered the labor aspect. So, this piece is posing questions about the art world's relationship to industry? Curator: Precisely. It asks us to consider the power structures inherent in the materials we use and the stories they tell about a globalized economy. Editor: I will never look at a color the same way again. Curator: Exactly, color becomes a site of inquiry.