02/09/2008 | Symbol 4

Linogravure sur papier aquarelle
14,5 x 14,5 cm
Edition de 20 exemplaires pour cette image en noir
2008

Extrait de Wikipedia.org :

The black flag represents the absence of a flag, and thus stands in opposition to the very notion of nation-states and hierarchical institutions. In that light, the flag can be seen as a rejection of the concept of representation, or the idea that any person or institution can adequately represent a group of individuals.
It first became associated with anarchism in the 1880s. The French anarchist paper, Le Drapeau Noir, which existed until 1882, is one of the first published references to use black as an anarchist color. Louise Michel, participant in the Paris Commune of 1871, flew the black flag on March 9, 1883, during demonstration of the unemployed in Paris, France. An open air meeting of the unemployed was broken up by the police and around 500 demonstrators, with Michel at the front carrying a black flag and shouting "Bread, work, or lead!" marched off towards the Boulevard Saint-Germain. The crowd pillaged three baker's shops before the police attacked. Michel was arrested and sentenced to six years solitary confinement. Public pressure soon forced the granting of an amnesty. According to Michel, the "black flag is the flag of strikes and the flag of those who are hungry."

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