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Jiro Takamatsu
Japanese, 1936–1998
Natsuyuki Nakanishi
Japanese, 1935–2016
Hi Red Center
Japanese, 1963–1964
Genpei Akasegawa
Japanese, 1937–2014
1966
A sewn black fabric flag with metal grommets bearing a large red exclamation mark, made to turn a punctuation sign into a visible, attention-getting statement that reads like a small act of protest.
The deep black cloth makes the hand-stitched, slightly off-center red exclamation seem to pulse like a warning or chant, its uneven edges and tilted hang giving the symbol a distinctly human, urgent presence.
Emerging from 1960s anti-art and Fluxus-related actions, the work converts a typographic emblem into a public, performative object that collapses language, activism, and everyday materials to question art’s role in social life.
Medium
Sewn fabric with metal grommets
Dimensions
overall (flag, irreg): 28 3/4 x 28 3/4" (73 x 73 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Accession
2963.2008
Palette
Exhibitions
