DRESS CODE, 2008
Cut fabric (military uniforms and citizens’ clothes), Beva adhesive on 18 painted aluminum composite panels
Overall: 14.25 ft h x 58.5 ft w
2008
Installation in the lobby of the George H. Fallon Federal Building, Baltimore, MD
Commissioned for the United States Government by the General Services Administration Art in Architecture Program
Jean Shin: Dress Code
A site-specific installation, Dress Code is made up of the deconstructed military uniforms of veterans and recently naturalized citizens’ clothing arranged into a mosaic-like, fabric mural. The project reflects the diverse community of people—be they recent immigrants, government workers or veterans—who pass through the federal building on a daily basis and, in the process, reveal the many faces of American identity.