“It was oddly liberating. You identify yourself more as a gay man, or whoever you are, and it

“It was oddly liberating. You identify yourself more as a gay man, or whoever you are, and it helps you to realize who you are as an artist,” said Ross Bleckner. In honor of Pride Month, celebrate with the artist’s Double Portrait (Gay Flag) on view now. As its title suggests, this self-portrait raises the conceptual issue of doubleness: the stripes form the gay pride flag, referring to the artist’s own identity as a gay man, and his Jewishness is symbolized by the Star of David, in subtle low relief at upper center of the painting.