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“My practice is both décollage and collage at the same time. Décollage—I take it away. And then collage—I immediately add it right back.”

—Mark Bradford

Seen here is artist Mark Bradford at work on his piece, Ridin’ Dirty (2006), from his Los Angeles studio in 2006—along with a view of the final work installed at the 27 Bienal de Sao Paulo—as featured in ART21’s Paradox episode.

WATCH: Mark Bradford in Paradox [available in the U.S. only] | Additional videos

IMAGES: Production stills from the ART21 Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 4 episode, Paradox, 2007. © ART21, Inc. 2007.

Extensive profile of Mark Bradford and his work here: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/22/what-else-can-art-do