Sterling Ruby (English)

Edited by Alessandro Rabottini. Texts by Jörg Heiser, Robert Hobbs, Alessandro Rabottini, Sterling Ruby, Catherine Taft.

ISBN 10: 3037640103 / ISBN 13: 9783037640104

Published by JRP|Ringier, Zürich, 2009

About this Item

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.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1592894334129

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sterling Ruby (English)
• Publisher: JRP|Ringier, Zürich
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3037640103
• ISBN 13: 9783037640104
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 1. Auflage
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Dimensions: 24W x 29H x 0D centimeters 24 centimeters width by 29 centimeters height by 0 centimeters depth
• Seller catalogs:
  • Contemporary art
  • Collage
  • Painting

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Synopsis

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 Jörg Heiser and art historian Robert Hobbs.