Ziegler's "Flag Exchange" project makes up the Tang's new exhibit, "A More Perfect Union." From now until the end of the year, one flag from all 50 states is on display in a single place. "It's a visually stunning experience to walk in the room," said Ian Berry, the Dayton Director at the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery. "I would travel with just my T-shirt on my back and my suitcase was filled with flags." "I finished it three weeks ago, I was in Idaho," Ziegler said.
“Now I can't avoid seeing flags everywhere."Īn accomplished artist and college professor in Tennessee, Ziegler always leaves the tattered flag's owner with a fresh set of the stars and stripes. "It is interesting to see how the flag, as our national symbol, becomes part of the landscape when you are really looking for it,” Ziegler said. "This kind of started because I noticed a flag on a barn in Tennessee that had been up there so long that all of the white stripes had rotted away and only the red stripes remained," Ziegler recalled.Īfter beginning with a single exchange ten years ago, Ziegler has been crisscrossing the United States in search of old, worn American flags. SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – It originated with a chance encounter not far from Mel Ziegler’s home. As our Matt Hunter explains, the artist homes the museum will also serve as an unofficial town square leading up to Election Day. This Independence Day weekend marks the opening of a new art exhibit in Saratoga Springs that centers around the symbol of our country.
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