powers
of two⁸

homage to
the square.⁹

8. Digital Containers
   

   “…one less than a power of two is often the upper bound of an integer in binary computers. As a consequence, numbers of this form show up frequently in computer software. As an example, a video game running on an 8-bit system might limit the score or the number of items the player can hold to 255——the result of using a byte, which is 8 bits long, to store the number, giving a maximum value of 28 − 1 = 255.”

   “Power of Two.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 12 Jan. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_of_two).

9. Analog Code
   

   “The Homage to the Square series is also distinguished by the carefully recorded inscriptions of technical details on the back of each panel. This codification of the making of the painting, along with the reductively systematic application of colors, anticipated much of the art of the mid-1960s…”

   “Josef Albers: Homage to the Square: Apparition.” The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation, www.guggenheim.org/artwork/173. Accessed 3 Feb. 2024.