Can You Feel It (Sissddfied; Putcho Dress Down; Big daddy; fasss 2; and mijo)
A set of five screenprints by Los Angeles-based artist Mark Bradford, each uniquely varied within an edition of 50 and signed with the artist's initials in pencil. Bradford's signature visual language merges text, color, and layered abstraction, drawing on the vernacular of street signage, barbershop culture, and urban communities of color. Published by Artists Space in New York, the works are presented framed, underscoring their status as both collectible multiples and intimate reflections on identity, language, and belonging.
- Medium
- all signed with initials and variously numbered in pencil (all unique variants from the edition of 50), published by Artists Space, New York, all framed.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House Β· PhillipsView on map
π¨ Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
October 26, 2015
Artists in conversation
Theaster Gates
American Β· b. 1973
Gates similarly fuses urban vernacular, Black cultural history, and layered material references into conceptually driven works that function as social commentary, often drawing on community signage and street level aesthetics rooted in African American experience.
Glenn Ligon
American Β· b. 1960
Ligon's print and painting practice centers on bold text, cultural identity, and the visual language of marginalized Black communities, sharing Bradford's commitment to merging typography with abstraction as a vehicle for political and social reflection.
Kara Walker
American Β· b. 1969
Walker creates limited edition prints and multiples that engage deeply with race, identity, and American cultural history through bold graphic imagery and a strong conceptual framework, closely paralleling Bradford's use of the print medium for urgent social commentary.
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