Exhibitions
American Icon: the American flag as a mirror of identity and art
Throughout generations, the flag of the United States has evoked pride, protest, and a profound creative expression. From battlefields to contemporary cultural movements, its journey through art history reveals the portrait of a nation in constant redefinition.
Under the title American Icon: The US Flag in Art, this installation at the National Gallery of Art in Washington gathers about thirty pieces dating from the late 19th century to the present. Curated by Kanitra Fletcher, Associate Curator of African American and African Diaspora Art at the museum, the exhibition examines how the meaning of the national banner has evolved over time and how citizens emotionally and politically connect with it.
The exhibition includes paintings, prints, and photographs by key figures of American art such as Jasper Johns, Faith Ringgold, Gordon Parks, Dorothea Lange, and Childe Hassam. Through their perspectives—which range from patriotic celebration, social critique, to formal deconstruction—the exhibition invites reflection on the complexity of an emblem that condenses the tensions and aspirations of an entire country. The show will remain open to the public until December 6.
Corita Kent, Flag of My Home, 1976.
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