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Sterling Ruby in Vienna
In the baroque rooms of the Belvedere Museum, American artist Sterling Ruby reflects on military imperialism and the rhetoric of war, referencing to the building history.
The baroque rooms of the Belvedere Museum in Vienna will host the first major European survey of the American artist Sterling Ruby (born 1972), curated by Mario Codognato. Known not only in hometown, Los Angeles, but also internationally, Ruby will present works made over the last decade that include sculptures in ceramic, bronze, steel and urethane.
His Soft Sculptures, hanging mobiles and a new series of tapestries can also be seen. The focus of the show deals with military imperialism and the rhetoric of war as a clear homage to the man responsible for the construction of the Belvedere Museum, Prince Eugene of Savoy.
Alongside autobiographical aspects, his works address socio-political grievances, societal problems and violence. They represent, and at the same time condemn aggression: the way in which the traditional materials of art, from canvas to ceramic, iron to bronze, are attacked and blown up in a violated, wounded and splattered image, is reminiscent of the devastating brutality of attack and destruction.
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Sterling Ruby, Belvedere Museum, Vienna, 2016. Courtesy Sterling Ruby Studio
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Sterling Ruby, Belvedere Museum, Vienna, 2016. Courtesy Sterling Ruby Studio
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until 16 October 2016 Sterling Ruby Belvedere Museum Himmelpfortgasse 8, Vienna
Austria