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I still have chills from this private walkthrough with @dreadscottart of his solo exhibition The Body Politic at @ybca ❤️ Dread’s work is always the reminder we need that courage in the face of fascism is contagious. What a way to kick off @falloffreedom and @nexussfbay ✊🏾🤲🏾🫶🏾 taken in San Francisco, California by @dreadscottart

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@autumnbreon is visiting from LA for the third annual @nexussfbay and the start of @falloffreedom’s call for galleries, museums, artists, and creatives to take a stand with creative resistance nationwide.

While in town, Breon visited Dread Scott: The Body Politic at @ybca, where @dreadscottart’s work confronts American patriotism head-on and asks each of us to consider where we stand.

The show includes two new commissions: a durational performance, Defending the Flag, and a monumental canvas of layered body prints made with community members. His exhibition is on view through January 31, 2027 and is curated by René Morales.

Follow @falloffreedom to learn more about how you can take part, and stay connected with @moadsf for more from Nexus and the artists shaping this moment.

#YBCA #MoAD #FallOfFreedom #Nexus #CreativeResistance taken in Yerba Buena Center for the Arts by @dreadscottart

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Art as Resistance: A Conversation with Dread Scott, Emory Douglas & Orlando Smith by @dreadscottart

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Fall of Freedom returns this weekend, October 2–4.

Visit falloffreedom.com and explore our interactive map to see what’s happening near you. Find an event, tell your friends, make your plans, and show up.

Watch live all weekend at falloffreedom.com and on our YouTube channel.

Fall of Freedom is a nationwide act of creative resistance, bringing artists, dancers, theatermakers, writers, filmmakers, comedians, musicians, cultural organizations, venues, bookstores, and communities together to stand up for freedom and against authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.

Art matters. Courage is contagious.

📹 Featuring visual artist and one of the initiators of Fall of Freedom, Dread Scott (@dreadscottart).

#FallOfFreedom #ArtMatters #Artivism #CreativeResistance by @dreadscottart

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Still thinking about last week. ❤️

We opened two extraordinary exhibitions at YBCA: by Rael San Fratello and by Dread Scott.

It’s deeply satisfying to see creative endeavors move from months of conversations, planning, problem-solving, and care into rooms filled with people and artist friends encountering the work for the first time.

So much love & respect for the YBCA team who made it happen.

The galleries are looking 🔥. Come see these shows.

Photos: Mahelly Ferreira for Drew Altizer Photography taken in Yerba Buena Center for the Arts by @dreadscottart

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Fall of Freedom returns October 2–4.
@falloffreedom

Take part in a nationwide act of creative resistance, uniting artists, performers, cultural organizations, and communities across the country.

No act is too big or too small. Add your event to our interactive map at falloffreedom.com.

Art Matters. Courage is contagious.

📹 WashMachine Projections (@wash__machine) at @powerhouse_arts in solidarity with Fall of Freedom.

Drone Camera - @robacine

#FallOfFreedom #ArtMatters taken in Powerhouse Arts by @dreadscottart

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Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for the opening of “Dread Scott: The Body Politic” and “Rael San Fratello: Prototypes and Provocations.” We loved seeing the galleries filled with conversation and curiosity—and now’s your chance to take a close look at these shows.

See the work this week during normal gallery hours: Wed 11am–8pm (with free admission all day), or Thu through Sun 11am–5pm.

Or see the exhibitions during the Nexus Party, co-presented by MoAD & YBCA this Thursday night.

Photos by Mahelly Ferreira for Drew Altizer Photography. Ronald Rael, Rene Morales, Mari Robles, Dread Scott, and Virginia San Fratello smile at the camera for a group photo inside the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts lobby at night. The lighting behind them is bright pink and yellow. taken in Yerba Buena Center for the Arts by @dreadscottart

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“Dread Scott: The Body Politic” opens today at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

Come behind the scenes to see how Dread Scott created “Life/Death/America” for this exhibition, a work made up of dozens of layered body prints. Created with the participation of community members, the piece is an immense yet ethereal representation of civil society.

On view through January 31, 2027.

@dreadscottart @cristintierney
#CristinTierneyGallery #DreadScott #TheBodyPolitic #YBCA #politicalart

Dread Scott, “Life/Death/America,” 2026. Oil and powdered graphite on canvas. Dimensions variable. taken in Yerba Buena Center for the Arts by @dreadscottart

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Dread Scott: To Propel History Forward

“I don’t think it’s the art by itself that changes the world — but there hasn’t been any social movement of progress that I’ve known of that hasn’t had art as a vital component of it.” Interview By Hugh Leeman by @dreadscottart

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Dred Scott: The Body Politic, is about to open at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts @ybca . Opening is Friday, September 25. This is some of what is outside YBCA. by @dreadscottart

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In the exhibition “Dread Scott: The Body Politic,” Scott presents a series of ghostly, evocative body prints.

To make the prints, Scott instructs participants to lie flat as oil is applied to their bodies, with paper then carefully draped and pressed over them to capture an impression of the body. Powdered pigment is applied to the paper, adhering to the oil residue, while excess pigment is removed. This technique results in an image simultaneously detailed and abstract.

Reflecting on his body print projects (which build on techniques employed by artist David Hammons), Dread Scott says: “Some of the prints are experiments to better learn the medium. The image I make is indexical—directly tied to (the) body. In some of the prints, I paint into the image, augmenting what is revealed by the impression of (the) figure. Others are more expressive and respond to a world on fire resting on mountains of oppression.”

Witness these prints along with other powerful works by Dread Scott, at the exhibition’s opening night on Fri. 9/25 from 6–9pm.

Body printing photos by Jenny Gorman. Artist Dread Scott leans over a person as they lie on a thick piece of pale blue foam. A piece of paper is held above them. Scott's hand lays gently on their chest in a comforting gesture. taken in Yerba Buena Center for the Arts by @dreadscottart

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