Sign of the Times
This sign was created by Dread Scott following the shooting of Amadou Diallo. In 1999, Diallo, a twenty-three-year-old immigrant from Guinea, was shot by four plainclothes New York City cops in the Bronx. In response to this event, Scott created a screen print reminiscent of yellow-and-black traffic signs, with the text “Danger: Police in Area.” The fact that this piece could apply to a situation today stresses the relevance and prescience of the ideas that inform Scott’s practice as an artist.
Sign of the Times