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RADCLIFFE BAILEY (1968 - )
Untitled
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Mixed media installation, including two paintings, two wooden oars, a specimen box with a
photograph and a metal shelf, 2002. Approximately 1345x1550 mm; 53x61 inches (total area
installed). Signed and dated “3/20/02” in charcoal on the verso of the large painting.
Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection.
Exhibited:
Narratives
, Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, 2002.
This multi-layered piece by this fascinating contemporary artist demonstrates Radcliffe Bailey’s
interest in finding a contemporary form of historical painting, and is his first wall installation to
come to auction.This work typifies his early interest in the movements of African Americans and
Africans over bodies of water—from the African Diaspora to the Northern Migration with non-
narrative assemblages, combining images, surface, traditional and non-traditional material, including
acrylic resin, encaustic and glitter.
Born in Bridgeton, NJ, Bailey received a B.F.A. from Atlanta College of Art in 1991, where he lives
and works today. His work has been included in numerous museum exhibitions, including theWhitney
Museum of American Art, NewYork, theTate, Liverpool, the Studio Museum in Harlem and the High
Museum of Art,Atlanta. His work is in many public and private collections, including the Columbus
Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Smithsonian Institution,Washington, DC.
[7,000/10,000]