"But after later rescinding the loan request and proposing an alternative work or an archival display about What is the Proper Way to Display a US Flag?, Saggesse and her co-curator on America Will Be!, Nicole Archer, ultimately informed Scott in January that his work could not be included in the exhibition at all "due to logistical constraints", suggesting a future book project instead."
"For Scott, whose interdisciplinary practice challenges assumptions about the United States and its history, the exclusion of his work from the Driskell Center exhibition is down to "anticipatory censorship", as opposed to the issues outlined in his correspondence with the curators. He tells The Art Newspaper: "It's the first time I've been censored in a show three times." What is the Proper Way to Display a US Flag? caused a national outcry when it was first exhibited"
The David C. Driskell Center opened America Will Be! on 6 February, presenting how Black artists have harnessed the power of the US flag. Curators initially requested Dread Scott's 1988 work What is the Proper Way to Display a US Flag? but later rescinded the loan and proposed alternatives. Curators ultimately informed Scott that his work could not be included due to logistical constraints and suggested a future book project. Scott describes the exclusion as anticipatory censorship and notes prior instances of censorship. The participatory installation originally placed a US flag on the floor with a photomontage and a ledger inviting visitor responses.
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