Street Level: The Art of Sampling

Mark Bradford, Untitled (Shoe), 2003. Paper collage, 30 x 31 1/2 inches. Courtesy of Sikkema Jenkins and Co.

Exhibition
Street Level: Mark Bradford, William Cordova and Robin Rhode
March 29 – July 29, 2007
The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

The Nasher Museum presents the work of three promising early career artists, who are exhibiting together for the first time. For Mark Bradford (Los Angeles), William Cordova (Lima, Miami, New York) and Robin Rhode (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Berlin), the streets of their respective cities act as fluid, living sources of inspiration. Found objects, urban vernacular and performative gestures help build a foundation for their art, including painting, works on paper, sculpture, photography, video, installation and other mixed media. Their work explores the ways that cultural territory is defined and space is transformed in urban environments. This exhibition is the first at the Nasher Museum organized by curator of contemporary art Trevor Schoonmaker.

Panel Discussion: The Art of Sampling
April 17
7 PM

Mark Anthony Neal (associate professor of African and African-American Studies at Duke), Kawachi Clemons (who teaches the innovative hip-hop course at North Carolina Central University) and Ninth Wonder (hip-hop producer and DJ with Little Brother) lead a discussion and demonstration of sampling, both visual and musical.

Open to the public.

Free with admission.