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New York.[1][2] His figurative paintings, prints, and drawings combine elements of biology, psychology, and art historical references.[3]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

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Rubenstein was born in LaGrange, Illinois in 1963. He attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Museum School in Boston.[1]

Work

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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

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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, Andrew Topolski, 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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, 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,[39] February 19, 1997.
  • Vail, Amanda M. “Quantum Circus: The Intelligent Design Process”, NYARTS, March–April, 2007.[40]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bradley Rubenstein - Artist Biography for Bradley Rubenstein". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Bradley Rubenstein". www.eyewithwings.net. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  4. ^ a b c Lombardi, D. Dominick (2015-10-22). "Behind the Scenes: Bradley Rubenstein Plus Post HEAD Reflections". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  5. ^ "Altered States". Dusty Wright's Culture Catch. Archived from the original on 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  6. ^ a b "Bradley Rubenstein - Press". www.cliffordsmithgallery.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  7. ^ Harvard. "From the Harvard Art Museums' collections Untitled". www.harvardartmuseums.org. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  8. ^ "Paradise Now Br Picturing The Genetic Revolution - Tang Museum". Tang Museum. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  9. ^ Deriev, Alexander (2004). Ars Interpres: An International Journal of Poetry, Translation and Art: No. 2. Ars Interpres Publications. ISBN 9789179106027.
  10. ^ Beer, Sue de (2012-11-17), Room 309, Kika Magalhães, Bradley Rubenstein, retrieved 2017-10-12
  11. ^ "Untitled Document". www.cliffordsmithgallery.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  12. ^ "Bradley Rubenstein". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  13. ^ "Art Review | Dusty Wright's Culture Catch". www.culturecatch.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "The Brooklyn Rail Contributor - Bradley Rubenstein". brooklynrail.org. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  16. ^ "Sharkforum". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  17. ^ a b "Behind the Scenes: Bradley Rubenstein". Dusty Wright's Culture Catch. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  18. ^ a b "Bradley Rubenstein". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  19. ^ "Clifford-Smith Gallery Artists". www.cliffordsmithgallery.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  20. ^ "Bradley Rubenstein: The Order of Angels - Creon Gallery - ArtCat". calendar.artcat.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  21. ^ "Bradley Rubenstein". normhinsey.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  22. ^ a b "ART PAIR". normhinsey.com. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  23. ^ London, ArtFacts.Net Ltd. "Galerie Oliver Schweden, Munich - Overview". www.artfacts.net. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "The Body: Visual AIDS -- Postcards From the Edge". www.thebody.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  26. ^ "Exhibitions – Kunsthaus Hamburg". kunsthaushamburg.de. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  27. ^ "artnet.com - 1997 Reviews Index". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  28. ^ "PLEXUS / REVIEW: February - Table of Contents". www.plexus.org. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  29. ^ Schiff, Hajo (1997-10-25). "Der Meßgesang der Raketen". Die Tageszeitung: taz. p. 27. ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  30. ^ ArtFacts.net. "Bradley Rubenstein". ArtFacts.net. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  31. ^ "Bradley Rubenstein Artist | Art for Sale | Biography, Past and Future Exhibitions | on artist-info". www.artist-info.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  32. ^ "Bradley Rubenstein". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  33. ^ 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.
  34. ^ "Brenda Goodman Talks 50 Years of Fearless, Introspective Painting | ArtSlant". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  35. ^ "The Thing Itself: Mira Schor + Bradley Rubenstein, part 1". Dusty Wright's Culture Catch. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  36. ^ "The Thing Itself: Mira Schor + Bradley Rubenstein, part 2". Dusty Wright's Culture Catch. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  37. ^ 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.
  38. ^ "Bradley Rubenstein". www.eyewithwings.net. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  39. ^ http://www.artnet.com
  40. ^ "Quantum Circus: The Intelligent Design Process - Amanda M. Vail - NY Arts Magazine". NY Arts Magazine. 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
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