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David Opdyke (born 1969) is an American visual artist who works in sculpture and installation. He was born in Schenectady, New York, and lives in Queens.[1]

Work

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Opdyke's work explores issues surrounding consumerism, globalization and environmental degradation.[1] His found-postcard installation, This Land, portrays an idealized version of Americana upon first viewing. Upon closer scrutiny, viewers realize that each postcard includes painted interventions such as wildfires, locust swarms, tornadoes and similar "natural disasters" depicting the effects of climate change. Other painted additions include human responses or cultural interventions that feebly attempt to mitigate environmental disasters.[2] In 2022, This Land was included in the exhibition, Someday, all this, at the Climate Museum's pop-up space in Soho, New York.[3]

Opdyke's work has received critical attention in The Paris Review,[4] the Detroit Art Review,[5] Hyperallergic,[6] The New York Times,[7] among other publications.

He graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning in 1962.[8]

Awards and honors

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Collections

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Opdyke's works are held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art,[10] New York; the Brooklyn Museum,[11] and other venues.

Publications

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Monacelli Press/Phaidon published a monograph on his work, with essays by Maya Wiley and Lawrence Weschler.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "David Opdyke". Pratt Institute. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  • ^ Weschler, Lawrence (18 January 2019). "To Get This Artist's Message, You Have to Look Really Closely". The New York Times.
  • ^ Banful, Akua (December 2022). "David Opdyke: Someday, all this". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  • ^ Traps, Yevgeniya (17 December 2012). "David Opdyke". The Paris Review. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  • ^ Standfest, David (9 February 2019). "Paved with Good Intentions: David Opdyke at The University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities". Detroit Art Review. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  • ^ Sharp, Sarah Rose (22 February 2019). "Seeking Beauty as the World Falls Apart". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  • ^ a b Genocchio, Benjamin (2 January 2005). "ART REVIEW; Small Scale, Big Issues". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  • ^ "Notable DAAP Alumni". College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  • ^ "Introducing NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Program Recipients and Finalists". New York Foundation for the Arts. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  • ^ "David Opdyke". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  • ^ "David Opdyke: Connected, 2004". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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