On one small, white rectangle is the name of a 29-year-old engineer, on another the name of a World War II veteran, and on a third, that of a 15-year-old -- just three of more than 600,000 flags on the National Mall reflecting the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on American lives and the country. — ABC
The installation, "In America: Remember," was originally conceived by American artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg at the beginning of the second wave of the pandemic in October last year.
"Taken holistically, this is a physical manifestation of empathy," the artist said at today’s opening ceremony, which was attended by DC Mayor and new Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch. The exhibition is open to the public today and will be on view through October 3rd.
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This is a terrible idea.
The message of this artwork is that it is over and vacinnes and masks are not needed.
Where do you see that? I see in the photo, someone changing the number, I expect that more flags will be added, but at the end of the day, does it matter if they're off by 100, or 1000; the art is making it very clear what happened in the United States.
September 17, 2021 USA 2580 covid deaths.
What are you talking about? Who is suggesting this is over? Where did you READ that?
I should have said imo. That is my reading of the work.
There's a photo of the site
Thank you. That is a compelling and convincing photo. I was wrong.
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