Now I am very excited about the forthcoming exhibition by David Dunnico at Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery from Saturday May 25th
The exhibition according to David "looks at how the Union Jack Flag went from being a banner of Empire to a symbol of ‘Mod’ – How it shook off an association with racism and football hooliganism and was rehabilitated with Cool Britannia, Brit Pop and the London Olympics.
But after Brexit, and a resurgence of nationalism here and the election of Donald Trump in the USA, what does the Union Jack symbolise now?
Flags are just pieces of coloured cloth, but people turn them into powerful symbols by giving them their own, sometimes contradictory meanings.
This timely exhibition uses humour and biting social comment to unpick the many tangled threads of patriotism, nationalism and branding which hold the Union Jack together (and make it such an iconic graphic design).
Together, the forty photographs record the ‘interesting times’ we are living in. They range from German supermarket (Aldi) advertising their “Championing of Great British Quality” to the Orange Order’s annual seaside outing to Southport.
From rainbow coloured Union Jacks on gay pride parades, to dystopian shots of CCTV cameras watching flags fluttering in a cold breeze.
Brexit is of course featured. my honeymoon was spent in Yorkshire searching for and eventually findin) Nigel Farage’s 'Brexit Betrayal' bus".
You can met David on Saturday June 1 from 2pm to 4pm, when he will be giving a tour of the exhibition on.
The exhibition Is fee, Is at Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery, Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK3 8AB, 0161 474 4453, stockport.artgallery@stockport.gov.uk
Opening Times
Tuesday to Friday 1pm – 5pm
Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: 11am – 5pm
Monday: Closed except for Bank Holidays 11am – 5pm
*Flying the Flag, Manchester and Salford Whit Walk, May 2018. "The Union Jack being used in its formal role as flag of our country and as a fashion design".
For more information, photographs, interviews you can contact David at, david@dunni.co.uk 0161 445 1893 / 07533 141331
Or read his blog at David Dunnico, https://daviddunnico.wordpress.com/pop-art/
But after Brexit, and a resurgence of nationalism here and the election of Donald Trump in the USA, what does the Union Jack symbolise now?
Flags are just pieces of coloured cloth, but people turn them into powerful symbols by giving them their own, sometimes contradictory meanings.
This timely exhibition uses humour and biting social comment to unpick the many tangled threads of patriotism, nationalism and branding which hold the Union Jack together (and make it such an iconic graphic design).
Together, the forty photographs record the ‘interesting times’ we are living in. They range from German supermarket (Aldi) advertising their “Championing of Great British Quality” to the Orange Order’s annual seaside outing to Southport.
From rainbow coloured Union Jacks on gay pride parades, to dystopian shots of CCTV cameras watching flags fluttering in a cold breeze.
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| Flying the Flag, Manchester & Salford Whit Walks, May 2018* |
So there you have it, a thought provoking exhibition which contains some stunning photographs.
The exhibition runs from Saturday 25 May to Friday 28 June 2019.You can met David on Saturday June 1 from 2pm to 4pm, when he will be giving a tour of the exhibition on.
The exhibition Is fee, Is at Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery, Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK3 8AB, 0161 474 4453, stockport.artgallery@stockport.gov.uk
Opening Times
Tuesday to Friday 1pm – 5pm
Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: 11am – 5pm
Monday: Closed except for Bank Holidays 11am – 5pm
*Flying the Flag, Manchester and Salford Whit Walk, May 2018. "The Union Jack being used in its formal role as flag of our country and as a fashion design".
For more information, photographs, interviews you can contact David at, david@dunni.co.uk 0161 445 1893 / 07533 141331
Or read his blog at David Dunnico, https://daviddunnico.wordpress.com/pop-art/
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