The artist discusses the controversial incident three years ago in a new essay that explores the conversations prompted with the Walker Art Center.
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Dakota Elders Decide to Bury Sam Durant’s Controversial Sculpture
Dakota Elders have decided the fate of Sam Durant’s “Scaffold,” which is legally in their possession.
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In Minnesota, Listening to Native Perspectives on Memorializing the Dakota War
The outcry over Sam Durant’s sculpture at the Walker Art Center has provoked reflections on past memorials for the US–Dakota War, and how Dakota Nation voices continue to be ignored.
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Sam Durant Doesn’t Need Defending
In responding to the “Scaffold” controversy in Minneapolis, some art world onlookers have painted the white male artist as the victim.
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Dakota Nation Suspends Burning of Wood from Controversial Minneapolis Sculpture
Sam Durant’s sculpture has been dismantled, but its materials await their fate while members of the Dakota Nation seek more input regarding the best way to dispose of them.
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After a Dakota Ceremony, Dismantling of Controversial Sculpture Begins in Minneapolis
On Friday, Dakota elders led a ceremony that included a blessing for construction workers who then started to take apart Sam Durant’s controversial installation “Scaffold.”
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Controversial Sculpture in Minneapolis Will Be Dismantled and Ceremonially Burned
After protests from the local Dakota nation, Sam Durant’s “Scaffold” will be taken apart starting tomorrow.
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After Protests from Native American Community, Walker Art Center Will Remove Public Sculpture
Sam Durant’s outdoor installation “Scaffold” references the US Army’s mass execution of 38 Dakota men in Minnesota in 1862.
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Objects that Manifest the Contradictions of American History
Sam Durant’s exhibition Build Therefore Your Own World at Blum & Poe examines and creates points of connection between the transcendentalists and African Americans.
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Will a Giant Boob or Chameleon Inaugurate the High Line’s New Public Art Plinth?
In spring 2018, the industrial park will inaugurate its first space dedicated specifically to art: the High Line Plinth.
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An Artist’s “End White Supremacy” Sign Lights Up a New York Gallery’s Facade
Sam Durant’s “End White Supremacy” goes up on the facade of the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York, and when it comes down is anyone’s guess.
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A Maze in Philadelphia Focuses Attention on the Hidden Cruelty of US Prisons
The US prison system is one of the world’s great shames.