Curatorial Narrative If You’re Working Harder Than You’ve Ever Worked Before This enigmatic artwork, devoid of attribution or context, stands at the intersection of mid-century modernism and art deco’s ornate flair. Its illustrative propaganda poster style is replete with architectural motifs that belie its anonymous provenance. The brushwork, a misnomer in this case, belies the precision of its chromatic structure a deliberate juxtaposition of yellow, red, blue, brown, and black that imbues the image with an almost three-dimensional quality. In a typical 44×64-inch iteration, the palette’s spatial rhythm is amplified. The yellow accents, reminiscent of gleaming skyscrapers, take on a more aggressive quality as they recede into the background, establishing a visual hierarchy that underscores the architectural subject. Brown and black add atmospheric weight to the composition, while blue used sparingly in the negative space prov