David Greenberger

David Greenberger has made a career out of documenting the remarkable thoughts of ordinary people. In 1979, Greenberger, who had studied at the Massachusetts College of Art, took a job as activities director at a Boston nursing home. He became fascinated with his conversations with the residents as they talked about their lives and shared their opinions. Greenberger began collecting their thoughts, attitudes, and writings into a zine called The Duplex Planet. The Duplex Planet grew from a small homemade publication into an art project with an international audience, and since ...