David Krueger

Mixing political commentary with artistic innovation, Houston-based artist, David Krueger's work broadcasts a message of disappointment and political disillusionment through the humble postage stamp. Derived from childhood memories of a Texas Post Office and stamps that memorialize the great accomplishments and characters of American history, Krueger strives to commemorate instances of greed, corruption and cruelty evident in contemporary America. Krueger's installation at CUE Art Foundation, his first solo exhibition in New York, uses cardboard and encaustic paint, infused with lavender oil, to reconstruct the post office from his childhood which, according to the artist, represents "the disconnect between the past 'ideal' and the loss of trust, privacy and human rights...today." Keeping in line with the artist's outcries for educated egalitarianism, the viewer will find that the stamps are for sale in vending machines within the "post office" at CUE. David Krueger was born in Odessa, TX. He received his MFA from the University of Houston, TX in 2003. His solo exhibitions include Nature/Nurture (2005), Commerce Street Art Warehouse, Houston, TX and Parallel Lives (2001), ArtCar Museum, Houston, TX. Group exhibitions include, My God Wants to Kill Your God, Rice University Media Center, Houston, TX; Frontera 450+, Station Museum, Houston, TX; unReal, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX; Red Fall, Station Museum, Houston, TX; Spacemakers, The Suburban Political Poster Project, Space for Contemporary Art, Munich, Germany; Secret Wars, ArtCar Museum and Great Texas Shootout, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX. Krueger is the Preparator for the Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, TX. The exhibition at CUE Art Foundation marks Krueger's first solo show in New York.