David Politzer enjoys hamburgers, hiking with his family and talking about interesting stuff like TV shows or politics.
His work investigates the paradoxes of technology—how our devices both connect and isolate us from place, community, and self. I look for irony, contradiction, and humor in these missed connections, responding with video, installation, performance, photography, and works on paper.
Politzer was born in Washington DC, earned an MFA from Syracuse University and a BS from Skidmore College. His solo exhibitions include those at the Museum of Northern Arizona, Artspace (NC), Artspace (CT), Real Art Ways (CT), Lawndale Art Center, Houston Center for Photography, Galveston Art Center and Grand Central Art Center. In 2019, his work was included among the permanent collection at the Amon Carter Center for American Art. Group show and screening venues include the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the New Mexico Museum of Art, the El Paso Museum of Art, the Masur Museum (LA), NUTUREArt (NY), Threewalls (IL), the Soap Factory (MN), Southern Exposure (CA), Vox Populi (PA), the Syracuse International Film Festival, SPACES (OH), video_dumbo (NY) and Gallery Korea (NY). Politzer was artist in residence at Yaddo, the Skowhegan School, Djerassi Resident Artist Program, Roswell Artist in Residence, the Museum of Northern Arizona, Lawndale Art Center, Artspace (NC) and Grand Central Art Center. Politzer is the Director of the School of Art + Design at Northern Arizona University. He lives in Flagstaff, AZ with his wife and daughter.
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