| Constanze Zikos | |
 Constanze Zikos, Jubilee,
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Constanze Zikos's sequin spangled banner is a playful repetition of Federation Day 1901. The Australian flag symbolises the drawing together of national identity to grant Australia a certain autonomy from Britain, but Federation day celebrates and repeats in advance all the Australian flags yet to be unfolded. Historical monuments are a special kind of ornamentation because they express the repetition of decorama's rhythms into the future; they are signs posts of an eternal return. The abstract design of a flag is destined to be repeated in different ways as the drama of national identity unfolds. Zikos has produced a range of variations on the Australian flag, using wood paneling, Jewish stars, and gaudy colours. The Wall Drawing version, complete with tassles and a curtain rail support, sustains the glitzy tempo and assures us that there are more to be unvieled. |