Oliver Musovik
The Flag
2005
EB66
2-color screen print
70 x 100 cm
Edition of 100, signed and numbered
Edition A: 55 copies (numbered 1/55 - 55/55, all in portfolios)
Edition B: 35 copies (numbered I/XXXV - XXXV/XXXV)
10 Artists Proofs (numbered AP 1/10 - AP 10/10)
250 Euro (Edition B)
In his ongoing project Flags, Oliver Musovik plays with historical and imaginary heraldic symbols and national icons to create a wealth of flags that blur the line between fact and fiction. They raise the question of how national identities are constructed. With its basic color of green, The Flag is rooted in Islam, while a multitude of symbols evoke a new, Islamist-militant world order.
Text: Eva Scharrer