Sterling Ruby Alessandro Rabottini (9 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized.

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Softcover with dustjacket, 168 pages, in English; new condition; still sealed in shrinkwrap; clean and crisp. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Soft cover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Excellent condition. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 2nd edition. 167 pages. 11.25x9.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. Z/B : 168 pages, 71 color & 4 b/w illustrations - The multitude of media and techniques used by Sterling Ruby (born 1972 in Bitburg, Germany, lives and works in Los Angeles) in his work ranging from sculpture to collage, installation to painting, ceramics to video and printing reflects the issues he tackles: the conflict between individual impulses and mechanisms of social control, the coercive function of architectonic space, art as the domain of irrationality, the sphere of dysfunctional behavior, Minimalism and Art Brut, Graffiti art, urban violence, desire, and pleasure.…

Rabottini, Alessandro (ed). STERLING RUBY. 168 pages, including 71 color and 4 b&w plates. 4to, wraps. Zurich, JRP / Ringier, 2014. This second edition of the out-of-print 2009 monograph on Sterling Ruby, along with the newly published "Soft Work".

Softcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. B : 23,8 x 28,6 cm 168 pages (71 color & 4 b/w ill.) - The multitude of media and techniques used by Sterling Ruby (born 1972 in Bitburg, Germany, lives and works in Los Angeles) in his work ranging from sculpture to collage, installation to painting, ceramics to video and printing reflects the issues he tackles: the conflict between individual impulses and mechanisms of social control, the coercive function of architectonic space, art as the domain of irrationality, the sphere of dysfunctional behavior, Minimalism and Art Brut, Graffiti art, urban violence, desire, and pleasure. Signatur des Illustrators. …

Paperback. Condition: New. In a 2008 review, New York Times art critic Roberta Smith glowingly endorsed German-born, Los Angeles-based artist Sterling Ruby, calling him "one of the most interesting artists to emerge in this century. That's only eight years, of course," she added, "but the claim may stick." Ruby--who was born in 1972--uses whatever media suits his ideas; projects have included sculpture, collage, installation, painting, ceramics, video and printmaking. Fusing references to Minimalism, Art Brut and graffiti with a canny grasp of contemporary and pop culture, Ruby's accumulative approach addresses the overproduction of information, neurosis and paranoia, conflicts between individual impulses and mechanisms of social control, urban violence, consumption, anxiety and the need for control that characterizes contemporary Western society. Part of JRP|Ringier's distinctive monograph series, this well-illustrated volume is the most comprehensive reference on this rapidly emerging artist's work to date. It contains newly commissioned essays by Frieze associate editor Jorg Heiser and art historian Robert Hobbs.…