Sky Blue Flag, 2015
Byron Kim
Sky Blue Flag, 2015
Acrylic on canvas and flagpole,
dimensions variable
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Courtesy James Cohan Gallery, New York, and the artist
Overview
Sky Blue Flag (2015) is an installation by Byron Kim placed along the Corniche of Sharjah, a site where people of many nations congregate for commerce. Kim’s experimental process with abstract painting continues in this work, in which an idea is developed through the course of a series. Many years ago, the artist made a kite in the colour of the sky as a way to connect himself almost invisibly with the heavens, and now he transposes that idea to a work in flag form. Generally, flags claim a national presence, but in this work the flag is proposed to be a disappearing painting. Sky Blue Flag plays on the tension between representation and abstraction that Kim often explores in his practice.
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 12
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