Alighiero Boetti
This monumental screenprint by Italian conceptual artist Alighiero Boetti transforms the traditional flag format into a vibrant artistic statement through bold color application and the deliberate choice of polyester as a durable support material. By presenting his own name as the subject matter on a flag, Boetti conflates personal identity with national or symbolic imagery, a gesture typical of his practice that challenged conventional distinctions between art and everyday objects. The work exemplifies his interest in seriality, systems, and the relationship between language, form, and meaning that defined his influential career spanning from the 1960s onward.
- Medium
- Monumental screenprint in colors, on polyester flag.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Editions & Works on Paper
February 12, 2025
Lot 12
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Artists in conversation
Joseph Kosuth
American · b. 1945
Kosuth similarly uses text and language as primary visual subject matter within a conceptual art framework, investigating how identity and meaning are constructed through signs and symbols rather than traditional pictorial representation.
Jasper Johns
American · b. 1930
Johns famously elevated flags and everyday symbolic objects into monumental artworks, blurring the boundary between the object and its representation in a way that directly parallels Boetti's use of the flag format as a vehicle for conceptual and identity based inquiry.
Lawrence Weiner
American · b. 1942
Weiner used bold text and language as the sole visual content of his works, often on large scale supports, engaging with postmodern ideas about authorship, identity, and the relationship between words and meaning in a manner closely aligned with Boetti's text on flag approach.
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