1988 Dread Scott: Article Analysis
Unit 2 – Article Response
The 1988 Dread Scott art piece titled “What is the Proper Way to Display the U.S. Flag?” originally started as a student art show submission at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). The piece quickly became the “center of national controversy’ since the interactive art piece required visitors to step on the American flag (Dread Scott). SAIC came under fire for the displaying the piece (Dubin 1992, 110). The juror selected piece created a stir before the show. Scott received some support but also received protestors, demonstrators, and rallies opposing the treatment of the flag (Dubin 1992, 114). Most of the backlash was pointed towards SAIC. SAIC was faced with safety threats due to the controversy of the work (Dubin 1992, 120). SAIC supported the work as much as they could despite all of the pressures they received. The school’s director Tony Jones, provided the public with statements that the school did not “condone or condemn” the work created by Scott, but the school was still charged with fault because it was displayed on their property (Dubin 1992, 120). Jones went in front of Cook County judge Kenneth Gillis and successfully defended Scott’s …show more content…
They needed to present the reasons for the exhibit and why it was important to the artists. The events caused future impact for controversial exhibits. Although, the flag exhibit was legal, the following year, SAIC saw funding cuts to their program due to the controversy (Dubin 1992, 116). The school also implemented a new set of rules that include a waiver. This restricts the types of work that students can submit and the way the work is exhibited. This national controversy over the display of the flag caused the limiting of artists’ freedom of
The 1988 Dread Scott art piece titled “What is the Proper Way to Display the U.S. Flag?” originally started as a student art show submission at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). The piece quickly became the “center of national controversy’ since the interactive art piece required visitors to step on the American flag (Dread Scott). SAIC came under fire for the displaying the piece (Dubin 1992, 110). The juror selected piece created a stir before the show. Scott received some support but also received protestors, demonstrators, and rallies opposing the treatment of the flag (Dubin 1992, 114). Most of the backlash was pointed towards SAIC. SAIC was faced with safety threats due to the controversy of the work (Dubin 1992, 120). SAIC supported the work as much as they could despite all of the pressures they received. The school’s director Tony Jones, provided the public with statements that the school did not “condone or condemn” the work created by Scott, but the school was still charged with fault because it was displayed on their property (Dubin 1992, 120). Jones went in front of Cook County judge Kenneth Gillis and successfully defended Scott’s …show more content…
They needed to present the reasons for the exhibit and why it was important to the artists. The events caused future impact for controversial exhibits. Although, the flag exhibit was legal, the following year, SAIC saw funding cuts to their program due to the controversy (Dubin 1992, 116). The school also implemented a new set of rules that include a waiver. This restricts the types of work that students can submit and the way the work is exhibited. This national controversy over the display of the flag caused the limiting of artists’ freedom of