Mark Bradford: Merchant Posters

by Ernest Hardy, Mark Bradford, Philippe Vergne

This book gathers for the first time an extensive selection of American artist--or "builder and demolisher," as he describes himself--Mark Bradford's gorgeous, searing and heavily textured "merchant posters." The original printed posters, collected by Bradford from around his Central Los Angeles neighborhood, are brightly colored local advertisements that target the area's vulnerable lower-income residents. For Bradford, they serve as both the formal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0980024226
• ISBN13: 9780980024227
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Gregory R. Miller & Company
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 11.3" x 9.2"