Dread Scott's Lynching Flag and Enoc Perez's Sandy Hook Auction
On July 8, 2016, artist Dread Scott installed a black flag reading "A Man Was Lynched By Police Yesterday" on the facade of the Jack Shainman Gallery on West 20th Street in New York City. The flag referenced a 1936 banner displayed outside the NAACP headquarters. Scott's action coincided with his solo exhibition at the gallery and aimed to protest police violence, following the recent Dallas shooting deaths of five police officers during a protest against police brutality. Separately, artist Enoc Perez organized an online auction via Paddle8 from July 18 to August 2016 to benefit Sandy Hook Promise, a non-profit founded by parents of victims of school shootings since 2012. Nine works were donated by artists including Rashid Johnson, Angel Otero, Ryan McGinness, and Marcel Dzama. Perez, a father of two, stated the cause is not political but real.
Key facts
- Dread Scott installed a flag reading 'A Man Was Lynched By Police Yesterday' on July 8, 2016.
- The flag was displayed on the facade of Jack Shainman Gallery on West 20th Street, New York.
- The flag referenced a 1936 banner outside NAACP headquarters.
- Scott's solo exhibition was ongoing at Jack Shainman Gallery.
- The action protested police violence after the Dallas shooting of five police officers.
- Enoc Perez organized an online auction via Paddle8 from July 18 to August 2016.
- Auction proceeds benefit Sandy Hook Promise, a non-profit for school shooting victims' families.
- Nine works donated by artists including Rashid Johnson, Angel Otero, Ryan McGinness, Marcel Dzama.
Entities
Artists
- Dread Scott
- Enoc Perez
- Rashid Johnson
- Angel Otero
- Ryan McGinness
- Marcel Dzama
Institutions
- Jack Shainman Gallery
- NAACP
- Sandy Hook Promise
- Paddle8
Locations
- New York City
- West 20th Street
- Dallas