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Monolys flag (Quebec, Canada)

image by Ivan Sache, 28 May 2016

Description of the flag

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Description of the flag

Simon Beaudrys (b. 1977) is a graphic artist living and working in Montr�al. In 2007, he established with the writer Philippe Jean Poirier the collective "Identit� Qu�becoise". Artistic director at the advertizing agency Dentsubos for 13 years, Beaudrys resigned in 2015 to become a full-time artist.

C�liboire, his first exhibition, was inaugurated in 2011 and presented since them in several towns of Qu�bec (Chicoutimi, Matane, Montr�al, Amos, Val d'Or, Qu�bec). C�liboire is made of 15 works questioning the concept of national identity. Part of the exhibition, the Monolys flag exists both in the cloth (90 cm x 60 cm, hoisted in the center of the exhibition room or on a wall) and as a video installation (resolution, 720 x 480; 0:05).

The Monolys flag is presented as a proposal for a new flag of Qu�bec. Its main rationale is the unification of the four parts of the current flag, which are separated. The fleur-de-lis, as the symbol of the Qu�bec nation, is increased in size and affirmation, disposing of the image of the Roman Catholic religion symbolized by the white cross.

http://simonbeaudry.quebec/media/caliboire_2013.pdf - C�liboire press kit
http://simonbeaudry.quebec/media/caliboire.pdf - C�liboire press kit
http://www.infopresse.com/article/2015/2/27/simon-beaudry-la-creation-demeure-le-produit-de-notre-industrie - InfoPresse, 27 February 2015

Originally designed in 2008, the flag was introduced in "Essai graphique sur le drapeau qu�becois", an article published by Beaudrys and Poirier in "Le Devoir", 22 January 2008.
http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/172711/essai-graphique-sur-le-drapeau-quebecois - Le Devoir, 22 January 2008
Ivan Sache, 28 May 2016