David Brooks (artist)

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David Brooks (born 1975) is an artist based in New York City. He won the Rome Prize in 2019. He was featured in the Art21 series on PBS. [1]

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Brooks' work explores the interaction between humans and their natural and synthetic environments. [2] His past projects include a dissembled combine harvester at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum and a buried tractor at the Storm King Art Center. [2] He created Desert Rooftops, as part of an Art Production Fund commission in the Last Lot in Times Square. [3]

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References

  1. "David Brooks". Artspace. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. 1 2 "David Brooks". Art21. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  3. "Rome Prize".