Anonymous, Dread Scott, What Is The Proper Way To Display A U.S Flag?
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USA, 1989
gelatin silver
10 1/4” x 8 1/4” frame
6 1/2” x 4 1/2” aperture
Photograph of 'What is the Proper Way to Display a U.S. Flag', the divisive installation by Dread Scott, from the larger body of work 'American Newspeek...Please Feel Free?', staged at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1989. The work encouraged audience participation by drawing and writing in provided books their depiction of the best way to display a U.S. flag wherein one had to stand on the flag to participate. Above the books is a photomontage of South Korean students burning the flag above flag draped coffins. The work caused outrage and mass condemnation, primarily by the political right, including the entire US Congress. George H. W. Bush didn't "approve of it at all."
Tags: photograph, photography, protest, anti-war, patriotic, colonialism, counter-culture, modern art, political
gelatin silver
10 1/4” x 8 1/4” frame
6 1/2” x 4 1/2” aperture
Photograph of 'What is the Proper Way to Display a U.S. Flag', the divisive installation by Dread Scott, from the larger body of work 'American Newspeek...Please Feel Free?', staged at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1989. The work encouraged audience participation by drawing and writing in provided books their depiction of the best way to display a U.S. flag wherein one had to stand on the flag to participate. Above the books is a photomontage of South Korean students burning the flag above flag draped coffins. The work caused outrage and mass condemnation, primarily by the political right, including the entire US Congress. George H. W. Bush didn't "approve of it at all."
Tags: photograph, photography, protest, anti-war, patriotic, colonialism, counter-culture, modern art, political
Condition
Good overall condition; light marks to mat; not inspected out of frame. Lead image may be cropped to represent only the work, in which case the following image will be uncropped, showing the border or mat, et. al. Please note the colors and shades may vary slightly from the actual work. Catalog Sale encourages bidders to request complete condition reports via email, info@catalog-sale.com, as notes provided here may be incomplete.
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Anonymous, Dread Scott, What Is The Proper Way To Display A U.S Flag?
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