Lot 137
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Sterling Ruby (b. 1972)
Sterling Ruby (b. 1972)

SP22

Details
Sterling Ruby (b. 1972)
SP22
signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated 'SP22 S.R.08' (on the reverse)
spray paint on canvas
100 x 144 in. (254 x 365.7 cm.)
Painted in 2008.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Literature
R. Smith, "Art in Review: Substraction," The New York Times, 25 April 2008, p. E29 (illustrated).
J. Deitch, Live the Art: 15 Years of Deitch Projects, New York, 2014, pp. 320-321 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Deitch Projects, Substraction, March-May 2008.

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Lot Essay

“He’s inventing new forms that are somehow both alien and familiar—that feel like they are tapping into the pulse of our time. Sterling’s work doesn’t look like anyone else’s.”
- Alex Israel, quoted in K. West, “Sterling Ruby: Balancing Act,” W Magazine, May 2014.

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