Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Artist Joshua Rashaad McFadden (American, b. 1990) uses photography to engage some of the most challenging subject matter of our time. Working across genres—social documentary, reportage, portraiture, book arts, and fine arts—he critically examines race, masculinity, sexuality, and gender in the United States. His work reveals the destructive impact of these constructs on Black Americans. Looking to the idea of “being-ness,” he considers the contemporary condition of Black life while referencing US history as a means to rediscover and define the Black self.
Joshua Rashaad McFadden: I Believe I'll Run On is an early-career survey of the artist's work on view at George Eastman Museum from November 5, 2021 - June 19, 2022. This video from November 5, 2021 features the artist speaking about his work in the Eastman Museum's Dryden Theatre.
Artist Joshua Rashaad McFadden (American, b. 1990) uses photography to engage some of the most challenging subject matter of our time. Working across genres—social documentary, reportage, portraiture, book arts, and fine arts—he critically examines race, masculinity, sexuality, and gender in the United States. His work reveals the destructive impact of these constructs on Black Americans. Looking to the idea of “being-ness,” he considers the contemporary condition of Black life while referencing US history as a means to rediscover and define the Black self.
Joshua Rashaad McFadden: I Believe I'll Run On is an early-career survey of the artist's work on view at George Eastman Museum from November 5, 2021 - June 19, 2022. This video from November 5, 2021 features the artist speaking about his work in the Eastman Museum's Dryden Theatre.
