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Anthony Wolch, who has served as executive creative director at agencies such as TBWA/Toronto and Publicis Helsinki and is now executive creative director at Organic Inc., recently interviewed David Drebin for the website Threeminds. The Q&A is the first in a new series dubbed “Nice to meet you,” in which “we interview the artists that inspire, challenge and raise the benchmark of creativity.”

“I first met David Drebin in a small, smoke filled bar filled with societal outcasts, cheap vodka and some very obscure klezmir [sic] music blaring in the background,” writes Anthony in his introduction to the interview. “We gingerly discussed the possibility of taking a bullet proof vest out to a shooting range and blasting if full of buckshot, all in the name of advertising. When I saw the excitement in his eyes, at the mere mention of visiting a shooting range and killing the aforementioned vest, I knew he was someone I wanted to work with, instantly.”

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David Drebin (left) and Anthony Wolch.

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The conversation that follows touches on everything from David’s photographic inspirations to what he’s currently listening to on his iPod. “Combination of Broadway show tunes (Dreamgirls, Hair, Grease) and heavy metal (AC/DC, Lawnmower Death, Manowar… ),” David replies. “Subtle differences between the two, oddly.”

The two men also talk about David’s new book, The Morning After, to be published by teNeues this December.

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The introduction to the monograph is by Michelle Marie Roy, the chief photography curator at Fotografiska in Stockholm, which is currently showing some of David’s work (see David Drebin featured in “Fashion!” exhibition at Stockholm’s Fotografiska Museum).

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The cover of David's upcoming book, "The Morning After."

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Anthony includes an excerpt from Michelle’s text in his Q&A. Here’s a snippet of it:

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“Drebin’s narratives are often centralized around women. Reminiscent of the surveillance of paparazzi, his photographs allow us a glimpse into the secret lives of these fashionistas. The characters are femme fatales, who are gorgeous and strong willed. Despite the single frame of the image, he manages to convey complex emotions inherent to each personality. Beyond designer dresses and rouge, his characters are often caught up in some intrigue, as seen in his series of women photographing each other. The voyeuristic gaze is two-fold. Is this a play on vanity or feminine rivalry? Like a tabloid devotee, we long to uncover the details of the drama.”
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To read “Nice to meet you: David Drebin,” click here.

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