College gallery closes exhibition after complaints about use of U.S. flag
- Daniel Bejar’s Rec-elections (False Flag), an 8- by 12-foot American flag based on Abraham Lincoln’s 1864 re-election campaign banner
Westchester Community College’s Fine Art Gallery is closing a solo exhibition by Daniel Bejar today, a week earlier than scheduled, after it received complaints from veterans groups about a work in which the artist rearranged the stars on the American Flag to read “fake”. Bejar sees the early closure as a case of institutional censorship, but after discussing it with the gallery’s director, he complied with the decision to take down the exhibition.
I’m quoted in this Art Newspaper article.
Tags: art, artlaw, daniel bejar, fine art gallery, first amendment, Free Speech, sergio munoz sarmiento, us flag, Westchester Community College
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