Robert Longo in ‘A New Ballardian Vision’ at Metro Pictures

From huge charcoal drawings to weighty bronzes, Robert Longo has returned to images of the U.S. flag throughout his career in an on-going exploration of power and politics. Here, the mirrored surface of this flag makes viewers part of an object and a symbol.   (At Metro Pictures Gallery in Chelsea through August 4th).

Robert Longo, Untitled (Mirror Flag), silver oxide, clear coated aluminum bonded polyester resin, 42 x 56 x 14 inches, 2015.