When Victoria Dugger encountered Jasper Johns' " Flag " during a visit to the Museum of Modern Art in 2024, she found herself contemplating similar ideas. The encaustic painting is one of Johns' most recognizable works and revels in ambiguity: although it bears stars and stripes, it's not an exact representation of Old Glory, nor is it solely a gestural, abstract work. Instead, "Flag" prompts questions about motif, material, and meaning that defy any singular narrative.
President Trump said he wanted Greenland to be the 51st state, and I like the president," Lambert tells Washingtonian. The Houston native is a real estate developer by trade.