Politzer's video sculptures use a talking head as a metaphor for the burdens of inner dialog, self-criticism, and male insecurity. He creates and performs a character that looks like our TV newscasters, politicians, or self-help gurus. The talking head represents both what we see regularly on TV and what we hear as a running advice column in our heads.

David Politzer was born in Washington DC and has since lived in Upstate New York, Boston, Brooklyn, Glasgow, Oakland, Roswell, NM and now Youngstown, OH. He holds an MFA from Syracuse University and a BS from Skidmore College. David is an internationally exhibiting artist with recent shows at the Bronx Museum of the Arts (Bronx, NY), Real Art Ways (Hartford, CT), the Soap Factory (Minneapolis, MN) the El Paso Museum of Art (El Paso, TX) and K Space Contemporary (Corpus Christie, TX). He was an artist in residence at Yaddo, the Skowhegan School, Roswell Artist in Residence, the Vermont Studio Center and the Kala Art Institute. In December, David will be an Artist in Residence at the Northern Arizona Museum of Art.

Politzer employs video, photography, performance and sculpture to discuss how mass media representations further confuse the vagaries of contemporary social interaction. Specifically, he is interested in portrayals of masculinity on the big and small screens, and the expectations they create. He uses an intimate and straightforward approach along with humor to address such topics as relationships, body image and self-confidence.

David's talk and video screening are included at no additional charge with normal museum admission.