Half-Box (Green) 1968

Curator: At the Tate, we find Michael Craig-Martin's "Half-Box (Green)," a sculpture of significant size, roughly 625 x 1712 x 852 mm. It presents as a simple, geometric form. Editor: It's…unexpected. The bright, flat green is so clean, so manufactured. It feels oddly sterile and yet almost playful because of the color. Curator: Craig-Martin often elevates everyday objects by shifting their scale and context, prompting us to consider the labor of production and consumption habits inherent in furniture design. Editor: I can't help but think about minimalist sculpture and how it engages with space, inviting discussions on functionality, class, and design in a commercialized world. Curator: Exactly. It challenges our preconceptions about the value we place on material objects, while also embracing those objects as part of a larger visual language. Editor: It’s fascinating how such a simple form can provoke questions about our relationship to the objects around us. I'll certainly never look at furniture quite the same way again.