Bradley Rubenstein
Bradley Rubenstein (born 1963) is an American artist and writer who lives in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2] His figurative paintings, prints, and drawings combine elements of biology, psychology, and art historical references.[3]
Early life and education[]
Rubenstein was born in LaGrange, Illinois in 1963. He attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Museum School in Boston.[1]
Work[]
Rubenstein's artwork is known for exploring the human form and how it might be manipulated and engineered in the future, creating hybrid characters.[4] His paintings, photographs, and drawings reference genetic engineering and mutations, provoking discussion about the parameters and potential dissolution of self.[3][5][6]
Untitled (Girl with Puppy-Dog Eyes) (1996),[2] collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, is a well-known piece. Rubenstein's works are also included in the collections of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Detroit Institute of Arts; The Krannert Art Museum Teaching Collection at The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Harvard Art Museum;[7] The Museum of the Moving Image, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Tang Teaching Museum,[8] Saratoga Springs, New York; Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and others.[4] He has collaborated with such artists as Lucio Pozzi,[9] Sue de Beer,[10] Claude Wampler,[1][11] Bjarne Melgaard, and Sarah Michelson[4] to produce films, books, installations, and theatrical sets.
Rubenstein has written and edited a variety of articles and books on art and art education. He wrote The Black Album: Writings on Art and Culture, a collection of art reviews, published in 2018. He contributed reviews, interviews, and essays to ArtSlant,[12] CultureCatch,[13] M/E/A/N/I/N/G,[14] The Brooklyn Rail,[15] Sharkforum,[16] and Artforum.[17] He was a contributing editor for ArtKrush magazine, Art Journal, and New Observations.[17]
Rubenstein also works as a production artist and set painter for television, film, video, and theater.[18] He was the lead scenic artist for productions by Jonathan Demme, Spike Lee, Tom McCarthy, Jean-Marc Vallée, and Alfonso Cuarón. His film credits include Rosewater, The Bourne Legacy, Demolition, and Indignation; his work in television includes The Sopranos, Girls, and Blindspot.[18]
Exhibitions[]
In 1996, Rubenstein had his first solo exhibition at Automatic Art Gallery, Chicago, IL. Rubenstein has shown work both nationally and internationally at Clifford•Smith Gallery, Boston,[19] CREON Gallery,[20][21][22] Corraini Editions, Universal Concepts Unlimited, Galerie Oliver Schweden,[23] Palazzo Costa,[24] Sara Meltzer Gallery,[25] Kunstlerhaus Hamburg,[26] Annika Sundvik Gallery,[27][28] Kunstlerhaus Bergedorf,[29] and others.[6][30][31]
He exhibited in group exhibitions and with other artists such as David Moriarty, Gary Stephan, Lucio Pozzi, Lynda Benglis, Michael Zansky, Claude Wampler, Ruth Hardinger, Mira Schor, Suzanne Anker, Frank Gillette, , and Larry Krone at Metropolitan Museum of Art; MOCA Detroit; Provincetown Art Museum, MA; Detroit Institute of Arts; Artists Space, NY; Lab Gallery, NY; Exit Art, NY, among others.[32][22]
Writing – reviews and interviews[]
- The Black Album: Writings on Art and Culture, Battery Journal, volume 1, issue 1, Meridian Art Press, New York, 2018.[33]
- “It’s Not Blood, It’s Red,” M/E/A/N/I/N/G, November 11, 2016[14]
- "Brenda Goodman Talks 50 Years of Fearless, Introspective Painting," Artslant, April 4, 2016.[34]
- "Written on the Kitten: BASQUIAT: The Unknown Notebooks," The Black Album: Writings on Art and Culture, 2018.[33]
- "The Thing Itself: Mira Schor + Bradley Rubenstein, Part 1," CultureCatch, December 30, 2011.[35]
- "The Thing Itself: Mira Schor + Bradley Rubenstein, Part 2," CultureCatch, March 10, 2012.[36]
- "South of Heaven: Henri Matisse: Radical Invention 1913-1917," The Black Album: Writings on Art and Culture, 2018.[33]
Grants and awards[]
- Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation/Grant, 2007.
- Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Grant, 2000.
- Künstlerhaus Hamburg/Fellowship, 1998.
- National Endowment for the Arts/Regional Fellowship in Painting, 1994.
Selected bibliography[]
- Anker, Suzanne and Dorothy Nelkin. The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press: Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 2004), p. 18.
- Barandiarán, Maria José. "Bradley Rubenstein at Automatic," New Art Examiner, November 1996, p. 30-31.
- Chambers, Tod. “The Art of Bioethics”, The Hastings Center Report, (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go2103/is_2_35/ai_n29180506/) March–April 2005.[37]
- Dalton, Jennifer. "Bradley Rubenstein/Annika Sundvik Gallery", Review, 10, February 15, 1997, pp. 28-29.
- Gerlach, Gunnar. "Kaugummis und Körper", Hamburger Rundschau, October 23, 1997, p. 49.
- Gerlach, Gunnar. "Halbe Hunde", Szene Hamburg, August 1998, p. 76-77.
- Goodeve, Thyrza Nichols. “Affinity for Surfing”, Sept–Oct., 2003.[38]
- Grunenberg, Christoph, Michael Rees, and Stuart Servetar. “Minor Mutations”, Permanent, (cat.) Clifford•Smith Gallery, Boston, MA, 1999.
- Harris, Jane. “Science and Art: Dubious Bedfellows”. Artstar, Issue #26, October, 2000.
- Heiferman, Marvin, and Carole Kismaric. Paridise Now. Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2001.
- Levin, Kim. “Voice Choices”, Village Voice, December 9–15, 1998.
- Lloyd, Ann Wilson. “Bradley Rubenstein at Clifford • Smith”, Art in America, April 2000, pp. 162-63.
- Markus, Liz. "Bradley Rubenstein at Sara Meltzer Gallery", New Art Examiner, April 1999, p. 50.
- Schjeldhal, Peter. “DNART:Biomania”, The New Yorker, October 2, 2000, pp. 144-146.
- Semmelhack, Elizabeth. Bradley Rubenstein: Kate Moss on Mars, (cat.) Annika Sundvik Gallery, New York, NY, 1997.
- Servetar, Stuart. "Exquisite Corpse: Servetar Selects Bradley Rubenstein," Artnet Magazine, (http://www.artnet.com), February 19, 1997.
- Vail, Amanda M. “Quantum Circus: The Intelligent Design Process”, NYARTS, March–April, 2007.[39]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Bradley Rubenstein - Artist Biography for Bradley Rubenstein". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ a b "Bradley Rubenstein | Untitled (Girl with Puppy Dog Eyes) | The Met". The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ a b "Bradley Rubenstein". www.eyewithwings.net. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ a b c Lombardi, D. Dominick (2015-10-22). "Behind the Scenes: Bradley Rubenstein Plus Post HEAD Reflections". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ "Altered States". Dusty Wright's Culture Catch. Archived from the original on 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ a b "Bradley Rubenstein - Press". www.cliffordsmithgallery.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ Harvard. "From the Harvard Art Museums' collections Untitled". www.harvardartmuseums.org. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ "Paradise Now Br Picturing The Genetic Revolution - Tang Museum". Tang Museum. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ Deriev, Alexander (2004). Ars Interpres: An International Journal of Poetry, Translation and Art: No. 2. Ars Interpres Publications. ISBN 9789179106027.
- ^ Beer, Sue de (2012-11-17), Room 309, Kika Magalhães, Bradley Rubenstein, retrieved 2017-10-12
- ^ "Untitled Document". www.cliffordsmithgallery.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "Bradley Rubenstein". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ "Art Review | Dusty Wright's Culture Catch". www.culturecatch.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ a b Mira. "M/E/A/N/I/N/G: The Final Issue on A Year of Positive Thinking-3". ayearofpositivethinking.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ "The Brooklyn Rail Contributor - Bradley Rubenstein". brooklynrail.org. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ "Sharkforum". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ a b "Behind the Scenes: Bradley Rubenstein". Dusty Wright's Culture Catch. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ a b "Bradley Rubenstein". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ "Clifford-Smith Gallery Artists". www.cliffordsmithgallery.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "Bradley Rubenstein: The Order of Angels - Creon Gallery - ArtCat". calendar.artcat.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ "Bradley Rubenstein". normhinsey.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ a b "ART PAIR". normhinsey.com. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ London, ArtFacts.Net Ltd. "Galerie Oliver Schweden, Munich - Overview". www.artfacts.net. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "17 Bradley Rubenstein - Palazzo Vivaldini Carra, Mantova". www.mat-tam.net (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "The Body: Visual AIDS -- Postcards From the Edge". www.thebody.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "Exhibitions – Kunsthaus Hamburg". kunsthaushamburg.de. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "artnet.com - 1997 Reviews Index". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "PLEXUS / REVIEW: February - Table of Contents". www.plexus.org. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ Schiff, Hajo (1997-10-25). "Der Meßgesang der Raketen". Die Tageszeitung: taz. p. 27. ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ ArtFacts.net. "Bradley Rubenstein". ArtFacts.net. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "Bradley Rubenstein Artist | Art for Sale | Biography, Past and Future Exhibitions | on artist-info". www.artist-info.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ "Bradley Rubenstein". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ a b c Rubenstein, Bradley (2018). The Black Album: Writings on Art and Culture. Battery Journal, Volume 1, Issue 1, Summer 2018. New York: Meridian Art Press. ISBN 978-1-7322219-1-8.
- ^ "Brenda Goodman Talks 50 Years of Fearless, Introspective Painting | ArtSlant". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ "The Thing Itself: Mira Schor + Bradley Rubenstein, part 1". Dusty Wright's Culture Catch. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "The Thing Itself: Mira Schor + Bradley Rubenstein, part 2". Dusty Wright's Culture Catch. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ Chambers, Tod (2005-05-16). "The Art of Bioethics". Hastings Center Report. 35 (2): 3. doi:10.1353/hcr.2005.0018. ISSN 1552-146X. PMID 15957303. S2CID 21543644.
- ^ "Bradley Rubenstein". www.eyewithwings.net. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ "Quantum Circus: The Intelligent Design Process - Amanda M. Vail - NY Arts Magazine". NY Arts Magazine. 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
External links[]
- http://culturecatch.com/search/node/bradley%20rubenstein[permanent dead link]
- Living people
- 1963 births
- American contemporary painters
- American art critics
- American male painters
- American production designers