Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 8 minutes ago

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Working at the intersection of event and art, Mark Bradford explores social and political structures through large-scale abstract paintings created out of layered paper. Bradford’s reimagining of modernist art explores how historical analysis and research affect form. Discover how his map-like, multilayered paper collages provide an opportunity to think about power, representation, and marginalized communities.

Learn more about Bradford’s work Legendary in the National Gallery of Art collection: nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.210105.html

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