Mark Bradford to Represent U.S. for 2017 Venice Biennale

April 19th, 2016

Mark Bradford will represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennale next year, curated by Christopher Bedford, director of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University.  “The black body is always a heavy politicized body, in America in particular, and so carrying that burden is kind of a birthright for me,” he said, adding: “I’m thinking a lot about what matters to me right now. And I think this is a time to put that on the table.”Read more at NYT