About Mark Bradford

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    The following article is from The New York Times

    Mark Bradford Will Represent U.S. at Venice Biennale
    By Randy Kennedy, April 18, 2016

    Mark Bradford, the highly regarded abstract painter, has been chosen as the United States’ representative to the next Venice Biennale, opening in May 2017. The United States pavilion, with Mr. Bradford’s work, will be organized by Christopher Bedford, director of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, which was chosen by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to be the commissioning institution for the exhibition.

    Mr. Bradford has recently used his influence to help found an arts-based social-services center in the South Los Angeles neighborho...

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