Friday May 24

The Delaware River Waterfront Presents “Commemorations”: A Flag Exhibition
05/24 – 09/29

Don’t miss the site-specific exhibition “Commemorations,” a special flag exhibition presented by the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, on display at Spruce Street Harbor Park from Memorial Day Weekend through the end of September.  

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“Commemorations” is an outdoor exhibition that celebrates the art of remembrance through the vibrant display of artist-designed flags. Inspired by the pioneering artwork of Ree Morton and her 1975 installation “Something in the Wind,” this exhibition invites sixteen (16) selected artists to create large pennant flags that honor individuals, places, or concepts worthy of celebration.
 

Featured artists include Amy Boone-McCreesh, Jordan Buschur, Alex Ebstein, Austin Eddy, Kati Gegenheimer, Mark Gibson, James Heimer, Madeleine Herisson-Leplae, Duwenavue Santé Johnson, Alicia Link, Caitlin McCormack, Addison Namnoum, Brice Peterson, Gordon Stillman, Katharine Suchan, Keo Luu.

Learn more the artists and the inspiration behind their flag.
  • Duwenavue Santé Johnson

    Duwenavue Santé Johnson

    This flag focuses on the interconnected history of the region and on the importance of textile manufacturing and creativity in the Philadelphia area.

  • Mark Gibson

    Mark Gibson

    This flag honors the personal lens on American culture stemming from the artists' multifaceted viewpoint as a black male, a professor, and an American history buff.

  • Madeleine Herisson-Leplae

    Madeleine Herisson-Leplae

    This flag to honors the tree. Particularly a spruce tree in honor of the Spruce Street Harbor Park. This image pays homage to the mundane beauty of a tree at night.

  • Keo Luu

    Keo Luu

    This flag is inspired by the world around the artist and her love of family, friends and the community she lives in.

  • Kati Gegenheimer

    Kati Gegenheimer

    This flag honors the four seasons as they have existed in Philadelphia and the greater northeast - fall, winter, spring, and summer - identified through simple shapes and specific colors.

  • Katharine Suchan

    Katharine Suchan

    This flag honors the artists' friend Paige, a poet and artist whom she met during undergrad. Paige is a source of light in Suchan's life, sharing similar views.

  • Jordan Buschur

    Jordan Buschur

    This flag commemorates the women who came before the artist. And takes inspiration from a handmade quilt gifted to her by her grandmother.

  • James Heimer

    James Heimer

    This flag celebrates the Wissahickon Valley. The park is significant to the artist as a place of escape.

  • Gordon Stillman

    Gordon Stillman

    This flag depicts a cyanotype of a horseshoe crab with the words “450 million more years” written to the right of the crab to draw attention to a keystone species of the Delaware River Watershed.

  • Caitlin McCormack

    Caitlin McCormack

    This flag celebrates humanity’s interconnectedness with the planet’s vast variety of botanical, mycological, and rhizospheric systems.

  • Brice Peterson

    Brice Peterson

    This flag honors two eternal figures in a queer pantheon of camp iconography (Shelley Winters and Debbie Reynolds) and symbolizes the artists' own fascination with and devotion to the gay icons of his youth.

  • Austin Eddy

    Austin Eddy

    This flag is a commemoration of time and its fleeting nature. By using the image of a bird in flight he is aiming to capture the stillness of movement and its momentariness.

  • Amy Boone-McCreesh

    Amy Boone-McCreesh

    This flag is a tribute to city living and the significance of access to basic necessities and beauty.

  • Alicia Link

    Alicia Link

    This flag celebrates the blurriness of borders, Helis the beluga whale's big swim, freaks, and a fond memory of Link's mother, Małgorzata Link.

  • Alex Ebstein

    Alex Ebstein

    This flag commemorates and honors the various forms, physical or mental, of the vacation count-down calendar.

  • Addison Namnoum

    Addison Namnoum

    This flag is a commemoration of the Delaware/Lenapewihittuck.

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The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) proudly collaborated with local, national, and international artists to produce these flags. Artists were encouraged to submit proposals that encapsulate the spirit of “commemoration,” crafting designs that pay homage to the influential figures and moments in their lives, much like Morton’s flags.

Spruce Street Harbor Park, known for its colorful lights, relaxing hammocks, and diverse culinary experiences, provides the perfect backdrop for this festive showcase.

 

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