Nancy Rubins

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Nancy Rubins is an American sculptor known for her monumental assemblage works made from industrial and discarded materials, often installed in large-scale public and institutional settings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
sculptor
activeIn 21st century
late 20th century
artisticTechnique assemblage
site-specific installation
basedIn Los Angeles
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1952-01-01
educatedAt Maryland Institute College of Art
University of California, Davis
fieldOfWork installation art
sculpture
genre environmental sculpture
public art
hasTaughtAt University of California, Los Angeles
languageOfWork English
movement contemporary art
notableFor large-scale public artworks
monumental assemblage sculptures
use of industrial materials
notableWork Airplane Parts (various series)
Big Pleasure Point
linked to: Pleasure Point

Chas' Stainless Steel, Mark Thompson's Airplane Parts, About 1000 Pounds of Stainless Steel Wire and Gagosian's Beverly Hills Space
Monochrome for Austin
occupation artist
sculptor
placeOfBirth Naples, Texas
representedBy Gagosian Gallery
theme reuse and transformation of discarded objects
scale and mass in sculpture
tension and balance in large structures
usesMaterial airplane parts
boats
discarded materials
domestic appliances
industrial materials
scrap metal
workExhibitedAt Gagosian Gallery
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Whitney Museum of American Art

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Chris Burden spouse Nancy Rubins