Mark Bradford, a contemporary African-American artist from Los Angeles, is holding his largest solo exhibition 'Los Angeles' at the Long Museum (West Bund) in Shanghai, China. /VCG Photo

Bradford's artworks deal with global unity and social justice. Most of his works appear to explore systemized racism and marginalization of minorities in the U.S. The exhibition was inaugurated on July 27 and runs up to October 13, 2019. /VCG Photo

Bradford's artworks coalesce a myriad of creative forms including sculpture, painting, installation etc. Some classic artworks of Bradford on display at the exhibition include 'Mithra' (2008) and 'He would see the country burn if he could be the king of the ashes' (2019). /VCG Photo

Mark Bradford is also the co-founder of Art + Practice, a non-profit organisation in Los Angeles that seeks to encourage creativity in youth under foster care and hosts curated exhibitions of contemporary art for the community. /VCG Photo