A Young Artist and Disrupter Plants His Flag for Black Lives

Adam Pendleton is profiled by Robin Pogrebin in New York Times, discussing his supportive upbringing, his literary and cultural influences, as well as the importance of language to his artistic practice. Pendleton explains, "Language shapes our experience or it gives shape to the things we experience. It compels me, it pushes me forward." 

Pendleton further connects the language around the Black Lives Matter movement with his current project, Black Dada Flag (Black Lives Matter), a flag installed on Randall's Island as part of Frieze, on view through November 1, 2018. Curator Adrienne Edwards notes the project "is about, what is this island that is used for entertainment events, yet sits between these two communities that are beacons of survival? Some of the most difficult moments in New York City history have happened in these communities."

Read the full article at The New York Times.