Written by SDM

Flag Art at Art Basel

Art Basel is a series of international contemporary art fairs with a large online catalog.  Their Miami Beach 2015 event is happening now, with 10,665 artworks by 3086 artists.  Here are 15 works that feature flags.

US Flag

Jonathan Horowitz: Rainbow American Flag for Jasper in the Style of the Artist’s Boyfriend, 2014. Glitter and enamel on linen.
Alain Jacquet: Camouflage Jasper Johns, La voix de son Maître, 1963. Oil on canvas.
Robert Longo: Study of American Flag X-2, 2012. Ink and charcoal on vellum.
Judith Bernstein: Union Jack-off on US Policy in Vietnam, 1967. Charcoal and oil stick on paper.
Roe Ethridge: Louise with Flag, 2014. Dye Sublimation Print on Aluminum.

Other Flags

Yukinori Yanagi: National Flags series „Two Chinas“, 1997. Ants, colored sand, plastic box, plastic tube and plastic pipe.
Judith Bernstein: Union Jackoff Flag, 1967. Charcoal and oil stick on paper.
Richard Tuttle: Green Flag, 1971. Dyed canvas and thread.
Yoshitomo Nara: Peace Flag Dog, 2015. Acrylic on wood.
Ricky Swallow: Flag/Parallelogram (soot), 2014. Patinated bronze.
William N. Copley: Imaginary Flags of Ten Countries, 1972-1991. Polymarin and nylon, nylon applications.
Jonathan Horowitz: Double Rainbow Flag for Jasper in the Style of the Artist’s Boyfriend, 2013. Glitter and enamel on canvas.
Isabel Nolan: Hungry and Thirsty. Sorry and Angry. A flag for John Donne, 2015.
Roman Ondák: Flag, 2015. Lead pipe, paint.
Doug Aitken: Flag (mirror), 2015. Mirror, fiberglass, and resin.

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