Sterling Ruby

Sterling Ruby
February 26–May 26

The first comprehensive museum survey for American/Dutch artist Sterling Ruby (b. 1972, Germany) features over 70 works, from his renowned ceramics and paintings to lesser-known drawings and sculptures, that demonstrate the relationship between material transformation in Ruby’s practice and the rapid evolution of American culture, institutions, and labor. His work embraces America’s icons, from the Stars and Stripes to American craft and handmade traditions, even as it delves into darker forces at play.

Sterling Ruby is co-presented with Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, and is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue edited by Alex Gartenfeld and Eva Respini. Organized by Eva Respini, Barbara Lee Chief Curator, ICA/Boston, and Alex Gartenfeld, Artistic Director, ICA, Miami, with Jeffrey De Blois, Assistant Curator and Publications Manager, ICA/Boston.