Joshua Rashaad McFadden

A comprehensive survey of the photography of rising and influential Black artist Joshua Rashaad McFadden American artist Joshua Rashaad McFadden (b. 1990) makes photographs that explore and celebrate Black life in the United States. Published in conjunction with his first solo museum exhibition, Joshua Rashaad McFadden: I Believe Ill Run On demonstrates his mastery of a wide range of photographic genressocial documentary, reportage, portraiture, and fine artand his use of the medium to confront racism and anti-Black violence. Like Black photographers before him, such as Gordon Parks, Roy DeCarava, Carrie Mae Weems, Dawoud Bey, and LaToya Ruby Frazier, McFadden documents the beauty of Black life and illuminates the specificity of Black living in our historical present, including a series of impactful photographs devoted to the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. Along with a candid conversation between McFadden and artist Lyle Ashton Harris and an essay that traces McFaddens meteoric career, this catalogue offers an overview of and insight into a poignant and deeply personal body of work, asserting McFaddens key role in shaping the art and visual culture of the United States. Published in association with the George Eastman Museum Exhibition Schedule: George Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY (November 5, 2021June 19, 2022)