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Andre Bradley

I Learned About Race Today

Description

Maker

Andre Bradley (American, b.1987 in Philadelphia), (RISD MFA 2015, Photography)

Title

I Learned About Race Today

Year

2015

Medium

  • Electrostatic print,
  • wood panels,
  • and latex paint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Electrostatic print,
  • wood panels,
  • and latex paint

Dimensions

45.7 x 121.9 cm (18 x 48 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund

Object Number

2015.62.1

Type

  • Paintings

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 12: On Further Review

The RISD Museum’s twelfth issue of Manual focuses on uncovering narratives that were once central to objects’ histories but now have been systematically obscured, inadvertently overlooked, or otherwise lost.

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Performative Self-Portrait
May 13, 2023 – Nov 12, 2023

Label copy

The photocopied image within the dripping splatter of black paint is a yearbook photo of the artist. Andre Bradley uses his personal archive as an act of healing and a tool to reflect on his experiences first as a Black child and now as a Black man in a racist society. Bradley has stated:

Isn’t there a saying about how “you become your name”? Everyone has a name, but I see that “on being Andre Bradley” pointing to a need I have, constantly, to focus on my own individual becoming. What happens when your becoming (great, healthy, cared for, etc.) is hindered by politics?

–Conor Moynihan, assistant curator of prints, drawings, and photographs


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Andre Bradley (American, b.1987 in Philadelphia)
I Learned About Race Today, 2015
Electrostatic print, wood panels, and latex paint
45.7 x 121.9 cm (18 x 48 inches)
Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund 2015.62.1

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