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In central London’s Waterloo Place, a life-size statue that emerged overnight in late April has been creating a stir. When I visited a few weeks after it was erected, local authorities had already set up protective barriers around it.<\/p>

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The installation \u2014 signed by the famed street artist Banksy \u2014 depicts a man in a suit hoisting a flag as he strides over a precipice. As he marches on, the flag blows backward to cover his face, leaving him unaware he’s only a step away from a perilous fall.<\/p>

Set among grand monuments celebrating Britain’s past, the “flag man” takes on a particular visual irony at a time when the country \u2014 and much of the world \u2014 is debating its path forward.<\/p>

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Like many viewers there, I found myself wondering whether this statue is Banksy’s warning about the consequences of uncritical nationalism, or simply a reflection on human shortsightedness. Or, perhaps, it is just prompting us to ponder a broader question: What happens when devotion to a symbol prevents us from seeing what lies ahead? <\/p>

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Whatever the message, the work feels remarkably attuned to the current moment.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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