Adam Pendleton 'Untitled' (We Are Not) Print Available

Artist: Adam Pendleton
Title: Untitled (We Are Not)
Medium: Gold Dust Lithograph
Size: 60 x 50 Inches
Edition: 70
Price: $1,500

 

Adam Pendleton is a contemporary American conceptual artist renowned for his complex, multi-disciplinary practice that encompasses painting, video, photography, and publishing. Born in 1984 in Richmond, Virginia, Pendleton is primarily known for his ongoing project, "Black Dada," a term he coined in 2008 to describe a system of language and visual abstraction. This framework draws parallels between the early twentieth-century avant-garde art movement of Dadaism and the Black Arts Movement, exploring how language and images are used to construct history and identity.

His work frequently employs a visual vocabulary of fragments cropped images, silkscreened text, and geometric shapes layered over one another to obscure and reveal information simultaneously. Key textual elements in his pieces often include quotations from historical figures, philosophers, and writers such as Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael, and Gertrude Stein. The intentional use of abstraction challenges viewers to confront the limitations and potential failures of language in fully capturing the complexities of race, politics, and social movements.

Pendleton's installations are often large-scale and immersive, demanding an intellectual engagement that goes beyond mere observation. His work has been exhibited extensively in major institutions globally, including significant solo shows and participation in international biennials. By collapsing different historical moments and theoretical positions, Pendleton creates a dynamic space where the past continuously informs the present, prompting a re-evaluation of established narratives. He currently lives and works in New York.