VIDEO: Artists reinterpret flags at Old Stone House art exhibition
“For Which it Stands,” a contemporary art exhibition that provides a look at the relevance of flags in the current political climate, opened Thursday night at the Old Stone House.
Through reinterpretations of the American flag and the flags of the American Revolution, 15 artists connected Brooklyn’s revolutionary history to compelling contemporary issues as they reflected on how the founding flags’ values are being upheld today and how those flags connect communities around the world.
“One thing that’s really cool about the approach that some of the artists took to the show is incorporating symbolism from those original flags from the American revolutionary era and making those symbols relevant today and how today’s protest flags can be informed by the flags of the past,” said Katherine Gressel, the Old Stone House & Washington Park’s Contemporary Art Curator.
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