the shifting american flag: black artists (re)present america .:: ariana jones
"The American flag serves as a very effective symbol of Americana. It encompasses all facets of American life from the social to the political, and is an exemplary tool for the Black artists commentary on Blackness within America. Simultaneously, it is an emblem recognizable not only within U.S. borders but also around the globe, making it an easy choice for communicating a complex message to the black community as a whole, not just black academia. The shifting American flag can conform to any construction of meaning." Continue
- Ariana Jones
Ariana Jones is a student at Pomona College in Claremont, California. She produced The Shifting American Flag: Black Artists (Re)Present America as a project for her college art history course entitled Black Aesthetics and the Politics of (Re)resentation. If you are a student and would like to share your projects with Nat Creole email Phillip Harvey at ph@natcreole.com.
