Exhibition
Mark Bradford
Mark Bradford, Scorched Earth, 2006. Billboard paper, photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, carbon paper, acrylic paint, bleach, and additional mixed media on canvas; 94 1/2 x 118 in. (240 x 299.7 cm). Collection of Dennis and Debra Scholl.
Photo: Bruce M. White
This exhibition is the first survey of the artist’s work to date. Spanning the years 2001 to 2010, it examines Mark Bradford’s work in all media, beginning with his early sculptural projects, and culminating in a number of new commissions. Deeply influenced by his experience growing up in South Central Los Angeles, the titles of his works often allude to stereotypes and the dynamics of class, race, and gender-based economies that structure urban society in the United States, specifically those of Los Angeles where he lives and works.
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An anthropologist of his own environment, Bradford describes himself as a “modern-day flaneur,” saying, “I like to walk through the city and find details and then abstract them and make them my own. I’m not speaking for a community or trying to make a sociopolitical point. At the end it’s my mapping. My subjectivity.”
The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue with an essay by the curator, an interview with the artist, and three commissioned essays by specialists in the field. The exhibition is organized by the Wexner Center for the Arts.
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Funding
This exhibition is organized by the Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio State University.
Major support for this exhibition is provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and Resource Interactive.
Significant contributions are provided by The Broad Art Foundation, the Nimoy Foundation, Nancy and Dave Gill, and Toby Devan Lewis.
General support for the Wexner Center for the Arts is provided by the Greater Columbus Arts Council, The Columbus Foundation, Nationwide Foundation and the Ohio Arts Council, and by the Corporate Annual Fund of the Wexner Center Foundation and Wexner Center Members.
Support for the Chicago Presentation and The Mark Bradford Project is generously provided by The Chicago Community Trust, The Joyce Foundation, and Sara Lee Foundation.
Additional support is provided by Cari and Michael Sacks, Helen and Sam Zell, Robert and Sheryl Bellick, The Broad Art Foundation, Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly, Jack and Sandra Guthman, Kovler Family Foundation, Liz and Eric Lefkofsky, Susan and Lew Manilow, Kim and Brad Keywell, Marilyn and Larry Fields, Gary and Denise Gardner, The Good Works Foundation, Nora Daley Conroy and Sean Conroy, Susan and Larry Marx, Linda Johnson Rice, and Desiree Rogers.
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