Mark Bradford Cell Phone Tour
Click the links below to hear artist Mark Bradford talk about his process and selected works in this exhibition. You can download the files to your mp3 player to bring to the galleries. When you see a cell phone symbol on an object label, select the corresponding track. A transcript of this tour is available at the Patron Services desk or is downloadable here.
The full tour as an enhanced podcast (with images) is available here.
STOP #
1. Value 47, 2009-10: Bradford talks about his tools and process.
2. James Brown Is Dead, 2007
3. Juice, 2003
4. Kobe I Got Your Back, 2008
5. WEAR THE BRACELET, 2008: Bradford talks about his use of drawing
6. The Vault of Heaven, Crossing the Threshold, and Taking Up the Cross, all from 2009
7. Untitled, 2008 (The painting that Bradford describes working on is Thriller, which can be seen through the doorway to the right.)
8. Untitled (DNA Testing), 2006
9. Potable Water, 2005: Bradford talks about color and his materials.
10. Detail, 2009-10
11. Strawberry, 2002: Bradford describes how he titles his work.
12. Method Man, 2004: Bradford discusses size and scale in his work and its relationship to his own height (Bradford is 6' 8")
Image Credit: Potable Water, 2005 Collection of Hunter Gray Photo: Bruce M. White
Full image credits for audio tour
1. Value 47, 2009–10
Billboard paper, photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, carbon paper, nylon string, and additional mixed media on canvas
48 x 60 inches
Private collection
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen
2. James Brown is Dead, 2007
Billboard paper, photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, and additional mixed media
47 3/4 x 267 inches
The Museum of Modern Art, New York; purchased with funds provided by Kathy and Richard S. Fuld, Jr., 479.2007
Photo courtesy of Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
3. Juice, 2003
Billboard paper, photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, permanent-wave end papers, and additional mixed media on canvas
72 x 84 inches
Collection of Ninah and Michael Lynne
Photo: Bruce M. White
4. Kobe I Got Your Back, 2008
Papier mâché, twine, and basketball
20 inches in diameter
Collection of Nancy and Dave Gill
Photo: Bruce M. White
5. WEAR THE BRACELET, 2008
Photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, carbon paper, acrylic paint, caulking, comic-book paper, and additional mixed media on canvas
24 x 30 inches
Collection of Adam and Iris Singer
Photo: Bruce M. White
6. The Vault of Heaven, 2009
Billboard paper, acrylic gel medium, carbon paper, nylon string, and additional mixed media on canvas
48 x 60 inches
Private collection
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen
7. Thriller, 2009
Photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, carbon paper, twine, paper, acrylic paint, caulking, and additional mixed media on canvas
101 1/2 x 143 x 3 1/4 inches
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; gift of Mary and Earle Ludgin by exchange, 2009.3
Photo: Bruce M. White
8. Untitled, 2006
Billboard paper, acrylic gel medium, nylon string, and additional mixed media
28 x 22 1/2 inches
Private collection
Photo: Bruce M. White
9. Potable Water, 2005
Billboard paper, photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, and additional mixed media
130 x 196 inches
Collection of Hunter Gray
Photo: Bruce M. White
10. Detail, 2009-10
Plywood, found paper, adhesive (parts of Mithra reassembled for the exhibition)
192 x 216 x 360 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
Photo: Bruce M. White
11. Strawberry, 2002
Photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, permanent-wave end papers, and additional mixed media on canvas
72 x 84 inches
Collection of Barbara and Bruce Berger
Photo: Bruce M. White
12. Method Man, 2004
Billboard paper, photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, carbon paper, bleach, and additional mixed media on canvas
125 x 125 inches
The Speyer Family Collection
Photo: Bruce M. White
Billboard paper, photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, carbon paper, nylon string, and additional mixed media on canvas
48 x 60 inches
Private collection
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen
2. James Brown is Dead, 2007
Billboard paper, photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, and additional mixed media
47 3/4 x 267 inches
The Museum of Modern Art, New York; purchased with funds provided by Kathy and Richard S. Fuld, Jr., 479.2007
Photo courtesy of Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
3. Juice, 2003
Billboard paper, photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, permanent-wave end papers, and additional mixed media on canvas
72 x 84 inches
Collection of Ninah and Michael Lynne
Photo: Bruce M. White
4. Kobe I Got Your Back, 2008
Papier mâché, twine, and basketball
20 inches in diameter
Collection of Nancy and Dave Gill
Photo: Bruce M. White
5. WEAR THE BRACELET, 2008
Photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, carbon paper, acrylic paint, caulking, comic-book paper, and additional mixed media on canvas
24 x 30 inches
Collection of Adam and Iris Singer
Photo: Bruce M. White
6. The Vault of Heaven, 2009
Billboard paper, acrylic gel medium, carbon paper, nylon string, and additional mixed media on canvas
48 x 60 inches
Private collection
Photo: Fredrik Nilsen
7. Thriller, 2009
Photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, carbon paper, twine, paper, acrylic paint, caulking, and additional mixed media on canvas
101 1/2 x 143 x 3 1/4 inches
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; gift of Mary and Earle Ludgin by exchange, 2009.3
Photo: Bruce M. White
8. Untitled, 2006
Billboard paper, acrylic gel medium, nylon string, and additional mixed media
28 x 22 1/2 inches
Private collection
Photo: Bruce M. White
9. Potable Water, 2005
Billboard paper, photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, and additional mixed media
130 x 196 inches
Collection of Hunter Gray
Photo: Bruce M. White
10. Detail, 2009-10
Plywood, found paper, adhesive (parts of Mithra reassembled for the exhibition)
192 x 216 x 360 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
Photo: Bruce M. White
11. Strawberry, 2002
Photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, permanent-wave end papers, and additional mixed media on canvas
72 x 84 inches
Collection of Barbara and Bruce Berger
Photo: Bruce M. White
12. Method Man, 2004
Billboard paper, photomechanical reproductions, acrylic gel medium, carbon paper, bleach, and additional mixed media on canvas
125 x 125 inches
The Speyer Family Collection
Photo: Bruce M. White
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Explore and interact with the world of artist Mark Bradford through a rich educational online experience. Investigate Bradford’s process and background, weave your way through videos and music, zoom in to high-resolution images of works in the show, and prepare for (or relive) the exhibition itself. Visit the site here.
