This Trip Has Walls, Plate V 1965

Editor: This is Michael Mazur's "This Trip Has Walls, Plate V." The stark blacks and whites create such a heavy, almost suffocating mood. What can you tell me about it? Curator: The lithographic process itself is crucial here. The directness of drawing onto the stone, the way the artist’s hand translates to the print, speaks volumes. How does the seemingly rushed application of ink convey the artist's intent and the subject matter? Editor: It definitely feels immediate, like a raw emotional response, or maybe even commentary on labor conditions. Curator: Exactly. Mazur’s choice of this particular printing method and its gestural nature emphasizes a physical and perhaps even economic relationship to the image's production and consumption. Something to consider. Editor: That’s a perspective I hadn’t considered. Thanks! Curator: My pleasure!