Sterling Ruby
American, b. 1972
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Bio
Sterling Ruby, a multidisciplinary artist who makes urethane and bronze sculptures, hallucinatory color-field canvases, and handmade ceramics, addresses the conflict between individual desire and social structure, and the influence of institutional …
Blue-chip representation
Represented by internationally reputable galleries.
High auction record
$1.8m, Christie's, 2013
Notable works
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BC (4806), 2014Contact for Price
Untitled (Raf Simons/Sterling Ruby Parka), 2014£30,000
JIG 2, 2011Contact for Price
EXHM (4332), 2013Contact for Price
Vampire 97, 2013Sold
Spatial Vaulting Diptych, 2008Bidding closed
TECTONIC TEMPTALIA, 2016
SUNRISE SUNSET SOME RISE SOME REST, 2015
SEMAPHORE FACIAL, 2016
Monument Stalagmite/I.A.N.F.B.I.C.B.E.A., 2011Contact for Price
Career highlights
Solo show at a major institution
MOCA Los Angeles, and 1 more
Group show at a major institution
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and 8 more
Collected by a major institution
Tate, and 1 more
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 5 more
Included in a major biennial
Whitney Biennial, and 2 more
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Related categories
Art That Plays With Scale
Mimicking Ruined Materials
Contemporary Archaeological
Los Angeles Artists
Biomorphic
California Art
Decay
Textile Arts
Large-Scale Sculpture
United States
Ceramic
Industry
Related to Punk
Collage
Film/Video
Contemporary Conceptualism
Splattered/Dripped
Contemporary Art
Use of Common Materials
Globalization
Focus on Materials
Mixed-Media
Work on Paper
Related to Hip-Hop
Sculpture
Contemporary Gestural Abstraction
Cultural Commentary
Painting
Works for sale
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Sterling RubyTHE JUNGLE, 2016
Sterling RubyVampire 41, 2011Contact for Price- Sterling RubyEXHM (4332), 2013Contact for Price
- Sterling RubyMonument Stalagmite/I.A.N.F.B.I.C.B.E.A., 2011Contact for Price
- Sterling RubyUntitled (Raf Simons/Sterling Ruby Parka), 2014£30,000
- Sterling RubyJIG 2, 2011Contact for Price
Sterling RubyABDUCTION, 2015$2,000
Sterling RubyTWO OF THREE MEN, 2016$2,000
Sterling RubyClub, 2018Contact for Price
Sterling RubyClub, 2018Contact for Price
Sterling RubyHeart, 2018Contact for Price
Sterling RubyClub , 2018Contact for Price
Sterling RubyHeart , 2018Contact for Price
Sterling RubyHeart, 2018Contact for Price
Sterling RubyBig Grid / Solo Tear, 2008$200,000 - 300,000
Sterling RubySTOVE 1, 2012Contact for Price
Sterling Ruby'Chron', Special Edition of 40 (each UNIQUE), Hand-Embellished Cover, SIGNED/Numbered, First Edition, Hardcover, 2015$4,500- Sterling RubyBC (4806), 2014Contact for Price
Sterling RubyThe Martyr, 2006Contact for Price
Sterling RubyGOSSAMER, 2015$2,000
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