Dread Scott: The Body Politic brings together work that reflects Scott’s longtime commitment to art forms that confront political issues and interrogate American patriotism. Known for rigorously researched projects that contend with the structure and enforcement of power, Scott’s new commissions include a monumental work made up of dozens of ethereal body prints and a durational performance piece in which a uniformed guard protects a U.S. flag. At once cool and confrontational, Scott’s work insists on the inseparability of art and radical social transformation. A related series of films will be presented by author, programmer, and Criterion Collection Curatorial Director Ashley Clark. Drawing from Clark’s expansive new book, The World of Black Film: A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films, the series includes films from the 1960s through the 1980s representing an electrifying and stylistically diverse period in global Black cinema.
September 29, 2026 - January 31, 2027
701 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday - Sunday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday - Tuesday: CLOSED
