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Mark Bradford
b. 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA · American · Based in Los Angeles, California, USA
- MFA, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts, 1997)
- BFA, CalArts (1995)
- Decollage Painting
- Permanent Wave End Papers
- Merchant Posters
- Social Practice
Mark Bradford builds large abstract paintings from billboard paper, merchant posters, end papers and materials gathered from the streets of Los Angeles. Sanding, tearing and layering turn commercial residue into surfaces that resemble maps, aerial views and damaged urban infrastructure.
Painting; collage; installation
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Mark Bradford in "Paradox" - Season 4 - "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21
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Major Works
- 2006Los Angeles
- 2007Helter Skelter I
- 2006Scorched Earth
- 2005Black Venus
- 2007Bread and Circuses
- 2008Mithra
- 2017Tomorrow Is Another Day
- 2016–17Pickett’s Charge
- 2021Masses and Movements
- 2005Niagara
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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