Mark Bradford Featured in artcritical's European Dispatch
artcritical's first summer dispatch from Europe highlights Mark Bradford among artists in the 'Life on Mars' exhibition, which shares nearly a sixth of its 39 artists with the New Museum's 'Unmonumental' show. The dispatch notes that Eungie Joo of the New Museum served on the advisory committee for the 2008 International, raising questions about the exhibition's global representation, as only seven artists are from outside the US or Europe and only twelve are women. The piece also discusses how Bradford and artist Kelley Walker use dense visual information to mirror reality's complexity.
Key facts
- artcritical published its first European dispatch of the summer.
- The dispatch discusses Mark Bradford and the exhibition 'Life on Mars'.
- 'Life on Mars' shares artists with 'Unmonumental' including Mark Bradford, Cao Fei, Thomas Hirschhorn, Matthew Monahan, Manfred Pernice, and Susan Philipsz.
- The show features 39 artists, with nearly a sixth overlapping with 'Unmonumental'.
- Eungie Joo of the New Museum served on the advisory committee for the 2008 International.
- Only seven artists in 'Life on Mars' are from outside the US or Europe.
- Only twelve of the 39 artists are women.
- The dispatch notes that density of visual information is an aesthetic choice for Walker and Bradford.
Entities
Artists
- Mark Bradford
- Kelley Walker
- Cao Fei
- Thomas Hirschhorn
- Matthew Monahan
- Manfred Pernice
- Susan Philipsz
Institutions
- artcritical
- New Museum
Locations
- Europe
- United States