On view in the Remis Sculpture Court for the 2025-2026 academic year, Michelle Lopez’s Halyard is a sculptural sound installation that evokes a flag with everything but the flag itself—the pole, rope, cleat (halyard), and the sounds of fabric flapping in the wind and rope striking metal. In doing so, Lopez breaks down our associations with the idea of a flag—be it a national, institutional, or even a nautical one—to address issues of nationalism and power. Halyard is part of Michelle Lopez: Shadow of a Doubt, on view in the Aidekman Arts Center January 15–April 19, 2026.

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