Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Barbara Kruger | Untitled [Flag]





Barbara Kruger
Untitled [Flag]
Los Angeles, USA: Los Angeles Museum of Art,  2020
 55.9 × 54 cm
Unlimited edition


Kruger’s untitled flag is a silkscreen print on a fine cotton blend bandana, produced for the Artist's Band Together, in support of grassroots “Get Out The Vote” programs in the United States, during the first Biden/Trump run. 

Initiatlly released through an exclusive arrangement with Ebay (allowing 100% of the proceeds to go towards voter-registration organizations Mijente, Rise and Woke Vote). Other artists in the series include Victoria Cassinova, Shepard Fairey, Jenny Holzer, Luchita Hurtado, Juliana Huxtable, Alex Israel, Merritt Johnson, Christine Sun Kim, Marilyn Minter, Christina Quarles, Umar Rashid, Xavier Schipani, Rirkrit Tiravanija and Hank Willis Thomas.

Many of these pieces now appear in auction for hundreds of dollars, but can still be had for much cheaper with a little sleuthing. 







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