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The Big Flag
Le Grand Pavois
1954 · Film · 93 min
Directed by Jack Pinoteau
For Naval officers duty comes first. Navy Lieutenant Favrel is one of these men. He has promised his wife Simone to stay with her all the time but a last mission aboard a training cruiser makes him realize that his life is tied to the sea. For his part, Navy cadet Pierre Hardouin understands that sailing is his vocation. The prospect of staying home alone while Pierre is on mission, frightens Madeleine, the girl of his heart. But the young woman ends up accepting the ordeal and marrying Pierre.
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I first and best understood Jasper Johns in particular 'Flag' (1954 onwards) through viewing a documentary as a teenager.
The narrator described 'Flag' as many things: a flag, a painting, a sculptural object, a commentary and a concept.
These were and remain all true and equally valid.
The historical context of mid-50s America is helpful but not essential. Of more relevance is the disruptive innovation of creating a work both of and outside the system, that ends up influencing the system in return.
It's like a self-aware mutation with genetic and memetic qualities.