William Scott's 'Praise Frisco' at SFMOMA: Crip Futurity and Community

In October 2024, William Scott unveiled his mural 'Praise Frisco' at SFMOMA during the exhibition 'Creative Growth: The House That Art Built', celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Creative Growth Art Center. A studio member for more than three decades, Scott intertwines a reimagined San Francisco infrastructure with depictions of figures such as Diana Ross, church women, and himself alongside his mother. The mural critiques former mayor London Breed, proposing a redevelopment of the Alice Griffith public housing. A diagram resembling a map features a Mickey Mouse arch and a green UFO marked 'Sky Friendly Organization Citizen Ship'. The article highlights how Scott's art represents crip futurity and joy, challenging ableist narratives. Founded in the 1970s by Florence Ludins-Katz and Elias Katz, Creative Growth supports over 140 artists and has inspired initiatives like Les Impatients and Art Seen in Montréal, while critiquing institutional appropriation and neoliberal inclusion.