Paul Druecke
Encyclopedia
Paul Druecke is an American
artist best known for his project, A Social Event Archive (1997–2007). David Robbins
describes the Archive as “a People’s Photography,” saying the pictures reveal “the theatricalizing influence of cameras upon the human community.” “... Paul Druecke is fascinated by the collective mind. The platform he’s invented employs both pictorial and structural means to present it.”
says, “Druecke's use of strangers and their perspectives in the creation of what is essentially a portrait is neither a collaboration nor could it be clearly be said to have been created by Druecke … . It is a portrait of portraiture and portrait of interconnectivity and influence. Dan S. Wang writes, “Because (Druecke’s) project combines the two—specters of possibilities and pleasure—in a single gesture, it further erodes the gulf separating public and private.”
Exhibitions and events include: The Cool White Cube, Outpost for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (including a Conversation with Sara Daleiden recorded for USC Student Resource Archive), The Brightest Stars Shine But Briefly, Dark Fair, Koelnischer Kunstverein, Cologne Germany, and Transmodern Festival, The Last Days of John Budgen Jr., Many-Mini Residency, Berlin Germany, A Public Space (exhibited at Project Row Houses, Houston, and in conjunction with the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and Open Engagement, Portland, OR), The Lone Blogger, Indianapolis Museum of Art
, Guide, (in conjunction with In:Site), Milwaukee, WI, Theater, The Suburban
, Chicago, IL, and A Social Event Archive (multiple venues, including a Ten Year Anniversary exhibition at Aurora Picture Show, Houston TX).
Druecke's work has been featured in Camera Austria, InterReview, and Art Forum's Top Ten List. It has been written about in Art in America, Art On Paper, MetropolisMag.com, Artlies, GlassTire.com, and New Art Examiner.
The Last Days of John Budgen Jr. has been published by Publishing Genius
. Essays have been published by SnapMilwaukee.com, InterReview, and New Art Examiner.
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artist best known for his project, A Social Event Archive (1997–2007). David Robbins
David Robbins
David Robbins is an artist and writer who was one of the first to investigate the art world's entrance into the culture industry....
describes the Archive as “a People’s Photography,” saying the pictures reveal “the theatricalizing influence of cameras upon the human community.” “... Paul Druecke is fascinated by the collective mind. The platform he’s invented employs both pictorial and structural means to present it.”
Work
Druecke's projects continue a tradition of art attuned to context, vernacular materials, and the intersection of art and life. His project incorporate a variety of mediums and formats. Snapshot photos, the moment of waking, public space, refrigerator magnets, pop-culture spectacle, and public gestures are subject and object, vehicle and result. His projects often invite participation. Writing on the project, A Public Space, Stephanie BarberStephanie Barber
Stephanie Barber is an American artist who, though having produced and shown work in many media, is best known as an experimental filmmaker, video artist and writer whose films include catalog, dogs, total power:dead dead dead, shipfilm "dwarfs the sea" "the inversion, transcription, evening track...
says, “Druecke's use of strangers and their perspectives in the creation of what is essentially a portrait is neither a collaboration nor could it be clearly be said to have been created by Druecke … . It is a portrait of portraiture and portrait of interconnectivity and influence. Dan S. Wang writes, “Because (Druecke’s) project combines the two—specters of possibilities and pleasure—in a single gesture, it further erodes the gulf separating public and private.”
Exhibitions and events include: The Cool White Cube, Outpost for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (including a Conversation with Sara Daleiden recorded for USC Student Resource Archive), The Brightest Stars Shine But Briefly, Dark Fair, Koelnischer Kunstverein, Cologne Germany, and Transmodern Festival, The Last Days of John Budgen Jr., Many-Mini Residency, Berlin Germany, A Public Space (exhibited at Project Row Houses, Houston, and in conjunction with the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and Open Engagement, Portland, OR), The Lone Blogger, Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis Museum of Art
The Indianapolis Museum of Art is an encyclopedic art museum located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The museum, which underwent a $74 million expansion in 2005, is located on a campus on the near northwest area outside downtown Indianapolis, northwest of Crown Hill Cemetery.The...
, Guide, (in conjunction with In:Site), Milwaukee, WI, Theater, The Suburban
The Suburban
The Suburban is the largest English-language weekly newspaper in the province of Quebec. It is a community newspaper based in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent, and serves primarily the west-end of the city and the West Island suburbs. The newspaper's editor-in-chief is Beryl Wajsman. Its...
, Chicago, IL, and A Social Event Archive (multiple venues, including a Ten Year Anniversary exhibition at Aurora Picture Show, Houston TX).
Druecke's work has been featured in Camera Austria, InterReview, and Art Forum's Top Ten List. It has been written about in Art in America, Art On Paper, MetropolisMag.com, Artlies, GlassTire.com, and New Art Examiner.
The Last Days of John Budgen Jr. has been published by Publishing Genius
Publishing Genius
Publishing Genius is an independent publisher located in Baltimore, Maryland. The press, run by Adam Robinson, has published novels, short stories and poetry since 2006, including work by Stephanie Barber, Rachel B. Glaser, Michael Kimball, Mairéad Byrne, Justin Sirois and more...
. Essays have been published by SnapMilwaukee.com, InterReview, and New Art Examiner.