Digging a Hole, Looking for Something

New work by Michael Krueger and Travis Millard

Opening Reception: May 18, 2012 (6-10pm)

Double Break is delighted to announce Digging a Hole, Looking for Something, an exhibition of new work by Michael Krueger and Travis Millard. Coming to us from Lawrence, Kansas and Los Angeles, CA respectively, Krueger and Millard will bring new drawings, prints, ceramics and more. Both widely exhibited and admired artists, the two first connected at the University of Kansas and have long drawn inspiration from one another. Both artists explore the figure of the “common man,” displacing the mundane and the mythic from everyday life, weaving threads between past and present. Their search for the sublime in this densely hyper-visual yet vacuous post-industrial age is rife with humor, longing and discovery, as is apparent in this selection of new works on view at Double Break. The opening reception is Friday, May 18, 2012 (6-10pm). Please join us!

About the artists:

Michael Krueger was born on January 5, 1967 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Michael’s artwork reflects a deep interest in American history, contemporary American culture, and personal memoir. He has given over 100 lectures and workshops including, Cranbrook Academy of Art, RISD, City College of New York, Edinburgh College of Art and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, MA. He has recently had solo shows at Sunday L.E.S., New York, NY, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Recent group exhibitions include, KRETS Gallery, Malmo, Sweden, Baer Ridgeway, San Francisco, CA, Ambacher Contemporary, Munich, Germany, Glasgow Print Studio, Scotland, UK, Adam Baumgold, New York, NY, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL, NY The Drawing Center, New York, NY, Cade Tompkins Projects, Providence, RI, Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Museum, Philadelphia, PA and the Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA.

Travis Millard grew up in Olathe, Kansas and founded the Fudge Factory Comics operation in 1997. His work reflects a personal examination of the beauty and absurdity in common things, random and on repeat. Travis’ work has been published on numerous platforms and exhibited widely in the US and internationally. Including work for Foundation Skateboards, Stereo, Volcom, Vans, Burton, Chronicle Books, Cartoon Network, Titmouse and others. Travis currently lives in a cabin near some coyotes on the backside of a hill in a Los Angeles fire zone.

Opening Reception: May 18, 2012 (6-10pm)

Open to the public (and free!)

Exhibition runs through June 16, 2012

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