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Allen Ruppersberg (born 1944) is an American conceptual artist based in Los Angeles and New York City.

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Allen Ruppersberg
Ruppersberg presents a book-give-away performance of The New Five Foot Shelf paperback book.
Born	1944 (age 77–78) Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Alma mater	Chouinard Art Institute (now California Institute of the Arts)
Known for	Conceptual art, Painting, Sculpture, Installation art

He is one of the first generation of American conceptual artists that changed the way art was thought about and made.^{[citation needed]} His work includes paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, installations and books.

Early life and education

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ruppersberg graduated in 1967 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Chouinard Art Institute (now the California Institute of the Arts) in Los Angeles, California.

Career

During his early years in Los Angeles, he began significant relationships with John Baldessari, William Leavitt, Ed Ruscha, William Wegman and Allan McCollum. He participated in the 1969 exhibition When Attitudes Become Form,[1] and is recognized as a seminal practitioner of installation art, having produced works including Al's Cafe (1969), Al's Grand Hotel (1971) and The Novel that Writes Itself (1978).

He moved to New York in 1985.

Exhibitions

Since the late 1960s, his work has been the subject of over sixty solo exhibitions and nearly 200 group shows.

Career highlights include participation in:

In 1985, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles organized an exhibition of Ruppersberg's work, which subsequently traveled to the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City.[3]

Exhibitions include:

• 2018 – Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, United States[5]

His work can be found in permanent collections of museums internationally, including:

Artist's philosophy

Ruppersberg's philosophy is to use language as a means of expression in its own right. He drew on all the different sectors of the mass media and the consumer society from a critical viewpoint.[6]

Works

• The Novel That Writes Itself, artist book, produced and published in 2014 by mfc-michèle didier, Brussels

Awards

• United States Artists 2011 Oliver Fellow for Visual Arts[7]

Personal life

Ruppersberg lives and works in Los Angeles and New York City. Ruppersburg is in a long term relationship for the past 12 years with Annette Leddy.

See also

References

Suggested reading

• Allen Ruppersberg: One of Many, by Allen Ruppersberg Publisher: Walther Konig, 2006
• Allen Ruppersberg: What One Loves About Life Are the Things That Fade, by Allan McCollum

External links

• Ruppersberg's work at The Museum of Modern Art, New York
• Ruppersberg's project at Dia Art Foundation
• Ruppersberg's work at Brooke Alexander Gallery
• Ruppersberg's profile at Kadist Art Foundation
• Cheryl Donegan, Allen Ruppersberg, interview in BOMB magazine, Oct 1, 2009

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[de] Allen Ruppersberg

Allen Ruppersberg (* 1. Mai 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; lebt in Los Angeles, Kalifornien und in New York City) ist ein US-amerikanischer Konzeptkünstler. Ruppersberg gehört zur ersten Generation von amerikanischen Konzeptkünstlern, seine Ausdrucksformen und künstlerischen Werke umfassen Gemälde, Grafiken, Fotografien, Skulpturen, Installationen und Bücher.

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- [en] Allen Ruppersberg

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[fr] Allen Ruppersberg

Allen Ruppersberg, né en 1944 à Cleveland (Ohio), est l'un des premiers représentants américains de l'art conceptuel. Ses œuvres comprennent des peintures, des impressions, des photographies, des sculptures, des installations et des livres.

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