Revolutions leave behind artifacts. In August 2022, seven Adams County sheriff’s deputies in Ohio executed a search warrant on the home of Joseph Foreman — better known to the world as Afroman. They found nothing (save the lemon pound cake), and no charges were filed. What followed was a First Amendment masterclass in an American flag suit.
BMAG: The suit will be on display at Bitcoin Conference 2026 inside Relics of a Revolution. Claire Salvo painted your portrait on a dollar bill. Songs get pulled. Platforms disappear. Footage gets buried by algorithms. Even the dollar loses its value over time. The suit is the one thing from this story that can’t be deleted or devalued. Now you’ve got a Constitution suit and a Statue of Liberty suit in the works. When did the suits become part of the art?
Afroman: One time I went to a party — and all of my friends are cool, all my friends dress really cool — and me and my friend almost wore the same suit to the same party. It was that night I decided to go custom. All cool guys shop at the same store, so me and another cool guy, we’re gonna like the same outfit. TO STOP THESE CLOTHING CATASTROPHES, I began ordering, designing, and making custom-made suits.
This is Part III of a three-part interview series accompanying the Relics of a Revolution exhibition. Part I features Kolin Burges, and Part II Mear One.
Fix the money. Fix the world.
Afroman will appear as a main stage speaker and performer at Bitcoin Conference 2026 at The Venetian in Las Vegas, April 27–29. The auction for his American flag suit can be previewed on Scarce.city at scarce.city/auctions/americanflagsuit.
The Bitcoin Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG) is the curatorial and cultural programming division of BTC Inc and the Bitcoin Conference. Since 2019, the BMAG conference art gallery has facilitated more than 120 BTC in art and collectible sales. Learn more about BMAG at museum.b.tc.
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