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Dread Scott and the Flag on the Floor
Dread Scott's 1989 installation invited viewers to stand on a U.S. flag to write in a ledger, provoking national outrage, a Senate vote, and a chain of events leading to the Supreme Court's affirmation that flag desecration is protected speech.
Tony Labat
A Cuban-born, San Francisco-based artist working across performance, video, sculpture and installation, Labat has spent his career probing media, criminality, and the body politic. He emerged from the politically charged California performance scene of the 1970s — alongside figures like Chris Burden, Suzanne Lacy, and ASCO — that pushed art out of the gallery and into public life. His 1978 collaboration with Mike Osterhout, 'Kidnap Attempt', staged the attempted abduction of a public official as political performance, deliberately collapsing the boundary between an artwork and a real crime.
Dread Scott
American artist whose 1989 installation 'What Is the Proper Way to Display a U.S. Flag?' — inviting visitors to step on a flag — provoked national outrage, a Senate vote, and a Supreme Court fight over flag desecration and free expression.
The Cleaner Who Binned the Art
A diligent cleaner scrubbed away a carefully applied patina from a Martin Kippenberger installation, mistaking the artwork for a dirty stain — a recurring hazard of conceptual art.
The $200,000 Selfie Domino
A visitor crouched for a photo beside a row of crown-topped pedestals, lost her balance, and set off a domino collapse down the entire line of sculptures.
My Friend Ate My Art!
During an exhibition of Nick Dwyer's installation 'Shadow Searching: ChatGPT Psychosis', a fellow student reportedly consumed part of the artwork — turning a conceptual piece into his own hungry performance.
Please Don't Step in the Peanut Butter
Wim T. Schippers' 'Peanut Butter Platform' — more than 1,000 litres of peanut butter spread across a gallery floor — was left unbarriered, and four visitors promptly stepped straight into it.
The Little Brats and The Large Glass
