Dread’s work has been discussed and written about in newspapers and magazines as well as on television and radio. Below is a select listings of some of the books and catalogs that document or discuss his work. Those with more lengthy discussion of Dread’s work are noted. Most are still in print and available in book stores or through online retailers. For a complete bibliography, go to the About Dread section of this site.
Dread Scott: Welcome to America MoCADA, 2008 This catalog is from a servey exhibtion organized by the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art. It features documentation of all the work from the exhibition and contains a catalog essay by Patricia Hills.
Arresting Images: Impolitic Art and Uncivil Actions Steven C. Dubin Routledge, 1992 This book examines censorship in the arts in the late 1980s and early 90s. It includes extensive coverage of the controversy around Dread’s What is the Proper Way to display a US Flag? as well as in depth recounting of censorship of Mapplethorpe, Serrano, Rushdie and others.
Capital Art: the culture of punishment Smart Art Press, 2001 Catalog from Track 16 show dedicated to Mumia Abu-Jamal. Over 60 black and white images. Some of the artists featured are Sandow Birk, John Outterbridge, Robbie Conal, Dread Scott and Daniel Martinez. Writings by Mariana Botey, Martin Espada, Mike Ladd, Jerry Quickley, and Zack de la Rocha .
Editions 2001 Lower East Side Printshop, 2001 www.printshop.org Reproductions of Screenprints completed while on fellowship at LESP
Modern Art in the USA: Issues and Controversies of the 20th Century Patricia Hills Prentice Hall, 2001
Transgressions: The Offences of Art Anthony Julius Thams & Hudson, 2002
Postcards from Black America Published by Rob Perre, c/o Con Rumore Uitgevers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1996 Excellent catalog of Dutch exhibit of Black American artists. Include Renee Cox, Glenn Ligon, Martin Puryear, Adrien Piper, Dread Scott, Lorna Simpson and Fred Wilson. Text in Dutch.
Blasphemy: Art that Offends S. Brent Plate Black Dog Publishing, 2006
Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art David S. Rubin, curator Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, 1994