Scott, who is also on the faculty of the School of the Visual Art's MFA program, is best-known for his 1989 work What Is the Proper Way to Display a U.S. Flag, which included an American flag displayed on the floor. Upon its initial exhibition, in response to controversy surrounding the work, Congress passed the Flag Protection Act, which made discretion of the American flag illegal; it was overturned by a 1990 Supreme Court ruling.
