North-Western Enemy
2002
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
2002
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
North-Western Enemy is a 2002 by Florenskaya, depicting Flag, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The title of this print is "North-Western Enemy" by Florenskaya, created in 2002. This work is part of a project that satirizes the Russian Empire and Soviet Union's views on their historical rivals. The project uses flags and other objects to represent these rivals in a humorous way. To learn more about the context of this print, you can look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The print depicts a flag resembling the Union Jack but with altered colors, accompanied by text in Russian and English, and is marked with a number, initials, and the date in pencil at the bottom right. It bears a blind stamp from the Hand Print Workshop in the same corner. Part of the 2002 *Russian Trophy* project by Olga and Alexander Florensky, the work satirizes historical rivalries through fictional military artifacts, including this flag labeled "North-Western Enemy." The piece is presented in a sealed wooden crate with stenciled titles, evoking a military supply container.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Olga Florenskaya wasn’t afraid of sharp lines or sharper opinions. She made prints that feel like news headlines you read over coffee, then can’t shake. There’s a reason North-Western Enemy (2002) still shows up in…
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