Two Step c. 20th century

Curator: This is Margaret Fisher’s “Two Step,” a seemingly simple yet incredibly dynamic line drawing. Editor: It feels so light, almost ephemeral, like a fleeting movement captured in ink. Curator: Fisher’s work often explores the body and movement through a feminist lens. This piece, in particular, makes me consider how women’s bodies have historically been both celebrated and scrutinized in art. Editor: The sparseness really invites interpretation. The lines could represent a dancer, or perhaps it’s more about the rhythm and flow inherent in dance itself, abstracted. Curator: And thinking about the institutional history, how works like this are acquired, displayed, and interpreted, really shapes how we perceive them. What narratives are privileged, and whose stories are left untold? Editor: It certainly makes you think about how much a single line can convey, doesn't it? Curator: Exactly. It speaks volumes about presence and absence, which for me is the crux of understanding many such depictions through history.