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Volosy (The Hair Group), Soviet hippie flag, 1975, Soviet Union

Flag

Maker: Marlin, Debra

Date Made: recreated in 2018
Country: United States

Materials: fabric; denim; metal
Measurements: 59 in x 69 in; 149.86 cm x 175.26 cm

Description

A recreation of a flag that was created by Sveta Barabash (alias Ofelia) for an open-air exhibition by non-conformist artists in Moscow in 1975. The exhibition involved the hippie art collective, Volosy (The Hair Group), which was under Ofelia's leadership. Ofelia's hippie flag was created out of red silk and sported several hippie slogans in English and Russian. The flag was confiscated by authorities due to its inscription: "Country Without Borders." Ofelia tailored a new flag overnight for the exhibition which instead read "World Without Borders." Volosy never exhibited as an art collective again. The whereabouts of the flag, if it still exists, remains unknown.

Accession Number: 2022.006.001

Collection/Series: Flags & Banners

Exhibition History

• Medium is the Message: Flags and Banners

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