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Dave McKenzie

Artists(b. 1977)2003–04 Artist in Residence

Best known for his works tackling issues of public space, social relations, and gesture, artist Dave McKenzie navigates such inquiries through performance, video, sculpture, and installation.

They Dreamed of Nefertiti's Holiday, 2011Collage on paper30 × 22 1/2 in. (76.2 × 57.2 cm) Frame: 32 3/8 × 24 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (82.2 × 61.9 × 3.8 cm)The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of the artist on the occasion of the Romare Bearden (1911–1988) Centennial and The Bearden Project2012.2

Biography

As a young printmaking student at the University of Arts in Philadelphia, Dave McKenzie was particularly interested in the process of seriality that characterizes the art of printmaking. As an undergraduate, the artist was influenced by the photographs and videos of artists Vito Acconci and Chris Burden.

He was taken by Acconci and Burden’s use of their bodies as mediums and the repetition prevalent in their works. McKenzie Dave McKenzie | Biography - MutualArt.