THAT CHARLES SAATCHI SURE KNOWS HOW TO PICK THEM. EVERYONE HAS A FLAG TO FLY, AND HOW REMARKABLE IS THIS DREAM CHILD BY SARA RAHBAR? A QUILTED LIFE, OR MANY LIVES PATCH-WORKED TOGETHER, GROUNDED BY THE ICONIC FIELD OF 50 STARS, FLANKED WITH ALL MANNER OF ARTIFACTS AND RELICS OF A SHARED EXPERIENCE. TRULY, EVERYTHING A FLAG SHOULD BE: EXUBERANT, CELEBRATORY AND REEKING OF HUMANITY.
ABOVE IMAGE:
SARAH RAHBAR
FLAG #19, 'MEMORIES WITHOUT RECOLLECTION'
2008
MIXED MEDIA TEXTILE
203.2 X 116.8CM
(FROM THE SAATCHI GALLERY C. MARCH 2009, PHOTO COURTESY OF JASPER'S LIBRARY)
