MICHAEL LEON

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Vexhall – Pool Gallery, Berlin, 2010

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The title for the exhibition Vexhall originates with the term vexillology (lat. vexillum flag and suffix -logy “study of“).  Vexhall is composed of pieces that draw literally from flag design, mixed with my own design sensibility and personal history. By going back and forth between reverence and irreverence for vexilology, I created flags for real and imagined countries, events, friends, and everything in between. Some using the strict guidelines of flag design, next to others that may have been scribbled on a napkin or inspired by a dream. In doing so, this Vexhall (Hall of Flags) is my own personal and nostalgic United Nations.

Vexhall Preview 2

Vexhall Preview 1