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Kate Ruck

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Kate Ruck’s practice is based in world building and explores the connection between societal structures, culture and digital media. Ruck, b. 1982 in Detroit, Michigan, graduated with a degree in Video Game Design, and since then through a sculptural based practice, confronts different aspects of symbolism, avatars, gamification, and “second-worlds.” Ruck approaches identity as gaming avatar, embracing culturally iconic materials to simultaneously challenge and exploit essentialism. Kate Ruck currently lives and works between Michigan, New York and New Mexico.

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Artist Interview: Kate Ruck
December 12, 2020
New York and New Mexico-based artist Kate Ruck debuts two new series for the first time at form & concept: a silver and brass series, titled American Remains, and her horsehair and deerskin series, titled Digital Native. American Remains is based off of the shapes of native artifacts in museum collections, while Digital Native is a series of performative objects crafted from traditional materials that began with the intention to explore archetypes and the system of objects in culture. We spoke with Kate on how both series came to fruition,...
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