German-born, Los Angeles-based artist Sterling Ruby's (b. 1972) accumulative approach - sculpture, collage, installation, painting, ceramics, video & printmaking, references to Minimalism, Art Brut, and graffiti with a canny grasp of contemporary & pop culture - addresses the overproduction of information, neurosis and paranoia, et al, that characterizes contemporary Western society. This well-illustrated monograph is the most comprehensive reference on this rapidly emerging artist's work to date. 100 color illus. 160p.
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German-born, Los Angeles-based artist Sterling Ruby's (b. 1972) accumulative approach - sculpture, collage, installation, painting, ceramics, video & printmaking, references to Minimalism, Art Brut, and graffiti with a canny grasp of contemporary & pop culture - addresses the overproduction of information, neurosis and paranoia, et al, that characterizes contemporary Western society. This well-illustrated monograph is the most comprehensive reference on this rapidly emerging artist's work to date. 100 color illus. 160p.