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Curatorial Narrative In the tumultuous year of 1918, Adolph Treidler’s “Our flagsBeat Germany Support every flag that opposes Prussianism” emerged as a quintessential product of its time. Executed in the burgeoning Art Deco style, which was gaining momentum as a response to modernity, this work embodies the spirit of rebellion and renewal that defined the era. As an architectural subject, Treidler’s poster distills the essence of urban experience into a dynamic, flat plane, eschewing the traditional depth cues of perspective in favor of a graphic, two-dimensional representation. When scaled up to its original dimensions of approximately 44×66 inches, the chromatic structure of this work takes on a life of its own. The bold reds and yellows, juxtaposed against the staid blues and whites, create a spatial rhythm that draws the viewer’s eye in a fluid, sinuous motion. As the palette’s atmospheric weight shifts from one color to the n