Lions, Pirates, God Save America, 2024 - Luke Haeger
Luke Haeger
Lions, Pirates, God Save America, 2024
Pen on Chateau Marmont stationery
10 1/4 × 7 3/4 in | 26 × 20 cm
Unique work
A charged and cryptic composition, Lions, Pirates, God Save America collapses disparate symbols into a single, frenetic frame. With rapid, confident strokes, Haeger weaves together imagery of power, rebellion, and fading empire—offering a drawing that feels at once historical and hallucinatory. There’s humor here, but also a quiet dread—like a fever dream of patriotism unraveling.
True to his practice, Haeger uses the culturally loaded surface of Chateau Marmont stationery as more than just paper—it’s a portal. The work taps into a lineage of Americana and absurdism, reflecting Haeger’s ongoing exploration of myth, identity, and the surreal theater of everyday life.