Vrije Grafiek Galerij, Academie Beeldende Kunsten, Gent, Belgium – Solo Exhibition

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Grafische Werken x 5

Michael Krueger, Solo Exhibition in Graphic Art

Vrije Grafiek Galerij, Academie Beeldende Kunsten, Gent, Belgium

Opening Reception: May 02, 2019

Artist Lecture: 7:00PM

Exhibition Dates: April 25 – May 10, 2019

Address:

Lokaal Kunst & Cultuur – Academie Offerlaan 3 Gent

The Academie Beeldende Kunsten will host Michael Krueger for a two-week residency and exhibition in the Vrije Grafiek Galerij. While in residence, Michael will create original works in intaglio, and mentor students enrolled in printmaking at the Academia. The exhibition will feature new works in the graphics arts from the past 5 years; including the new project – “A Political Message of Self Help”, an installation of ‘take away’ prints w/ artist book companion, two new prints recently published by the Tamarind Institute of Lithography, Albuquerque, New Mexico, two prints recently published by Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Elizabeth Foundation for the Art, New York, New York  and other graphic works from the past 5 years. Michael Krueger’s work is deeply rooted in drawing. He also uses graphics, painting, animation, and ceramics. Michael’s work reflects a deep interest in American history, contemporary American culture, art history, being human and personal memory.

http://www.academiegent.be/lezing-michael-krueger

Interiors 1, (Cezanne’s Legs), 18” x 16” (paper size), 12” x 10” (image size), Six Color Lithograph, w/ Chine Colle’, 2018
Interiors 2, (Cleaning Up After the Masters), 18” x 16” (paper size), 12” x 10” (image size), Six Color Lithograph, w/ Chine Colle’, 2018
Published by Tamarind Institute.

Print As Protest, OPENS ‪Mar. 27 from 6-9‬ @ Los Angeles Valley College, LA, CA.

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“A Political Message of Self Help”, 18x 11” x 17” color-copy images on newsprint. 2019. The piece is a ‘take away’, each image is an open edition and available for free to take away.
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This piece is about moving on, starting over, letting go and taking care of yourself. The images in the grid are cars, trucks and vans driven by plants and animals, juxtaposed with some handwritten text in unique fonts. It is simply about giving space to hopeful thinking and offering a moment of humor. It’s the radical idea that taking care of yourself might be a politically health position, that encouraging this position might help others and lead to changed attitudes.

(Los Angeles, CA) Los Angeles Valley College is pleased to announce Print as Protest, featuring the work of Inge Bruggeman, Diana-Sofia Estrada, Michael Krueger, Kimiko Miyoshi, Tim Musso, and Sergio Teran, along with a special project by students from PRINT IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT: Artistic Agency & The Print Multiple, UC Santa Barbara. Print as Protest explores the idea of art as a tool for political activism and resistance and the history of printmaking as a democratic and accessible means of conveying ideas and information.
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Los Angeles Valley College, ‪5800 Fulton Avenue, Valley Glen, CA 91401‬