Free Falling Flag (detail)
Free Falling Flag (detail)
Free Falling Flag (detail)
Free Falling Flag (detail)
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood American, b. 1949
Free Falling Flag, 2025-2026
Woven tapestry. Linen, cotton, leather barbed wire, safety pins, and acrylic paint
45.5 x 65.5 in
115.6 x 166.4 cm
115.6 x 166.4 cm
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In 'Free Falling Flag,' artist Jimenez Underwood explores the intricate complexities of a physical geopolitical border, demonstrating how nations can be divided yet remain inextricably connected. The artwork presents woven...
In "Free Falling Flag," artist Jimenez Underwood explores the intricate complexities of a physical geopolitical border, demonstrating how nations can be divided yet remain inextricably connected. The artwork presents woven interpretations of the United States and Mexican flags, symbols frequently reproduced on paraphernalia worldwide. In this piece, a string of safety pins joins these flags—a recurring element in the artist’s oeuvre that serves as a symbolic tether between Mexico and the United States. Below the safety pins, another flag appears, featuring a white background and a brown circle of barbed wire, a frequent motif. Reflecting the perspective of living in the borderlands, Underwood observes that "flags become similar, blurred; often both nations seem the same," capturing the nuanced reality of the frontera
