Sky 3 by  Joe Tilson

Sky 3 1967

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Dimensions: support: 978 x 607 mm

Copyright: © Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2014 | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate

Editor: Joe Tilson's "Sky 3"... it feels vast and a bit unsettling, like looking up at the cosmos and realizing how small we are. There's this… almost chaotic energy. What's your take on it? Curator: It's a trip, isn't it? I see Tilson wrestling with scale, playing with the cosmic and the intimate. That thumbprint with the clock hands? It's like our fleeting, human time against the backdrop of forever. He’s asking, how do we measure our lives in the face of infinity? Editor: Infinity...heavy question. Curator: Yep, and maybe the answer is in the "Sky" logo stuck on top? Some kinda wry commentary on commercialism even reaching for the stars. Adds a good dash of dark humor. Editor: I never would have thought of it that way; now I see the logo as mocking our ambitions. Curator: Exactly! Makes you wonder what else we might be missing, right?

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tate 11 days ago

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