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Nancy Rubins

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MONOGRAPHS & CATALOGS

Nancy Rubins: Work
STEIDL

Slip, clth, 3 vols, 9.5 x 12.5 in. / 568 pgs / illustrated throughout. | 10/31/2012 | Out of stock
$175.00



Nancy Rubins: Fluid Force
STEIDL

Rubins’ sculptural feats of engineering create delicate compositions from kayaks, airplane parts and more

Clth, 8 x 10 in. / 136 pgs / 70 color / 22 bw. | 1/16/2024 | Out of stock
$45.00



Nancy Rubins
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, SAN DIEGO

Paperback, 8.5 x 10 in. / 64 pgs / 20 color / 16 duotone | 9/2/1995 | Not available
$19.95



Nancy Rubins: Fluid ForceNancy Rubins: Fluid Force

Published by Steidl.
Text by Phong H. Bui, Eric Shiner, Yayoi Shionoiri.

Over the past five decades, California-based artist Nancy Rubins (born 1952) has transformed everyday objects into dynamic, otherworldly assemblages in a multitude of scales, dimensions and mediums. Fluid Force presents a comprehensive survey of Rubins’ gravity-defying sculpture and invites us to linger on her investigations of materiality. The works range from early explorations of wood and clay to two-dimensional photo-collages and graphite sculptural drawings, to complex sculptures comprising found domestic objects (such as televisions, toasters and hair dryers) and large salvaged objects such as boats, mattresses and airplane parts.
Rubins’ fascination with form and matter is unmistakable. With over 90 photographs and new texts by Phong H. Bui, Eric Shiner and Yayoi Shionoiri, Fluid Force is a much-needed publication that celebrates Rubins’ extensive career and her brilliance in uniting the worlds of art and engineering. Her work serves as a reminder that what appears solid and static is in fact in a constant state of change.



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Nancy Rubins: WorkNancy Rubins: Work

Published by Steidl.

This three-volume publication is a visual journey through 40 years of Nancy Rubins' sculptures and drawings. The first two volumes begin with Rubins' student work, where her themes, methods and ambitions emerge. The first volume moves through numerous large-scale sculptures incorporating massive quantities of used electric appliances with concrete and rebar, then on to trailers, hot water heaters, mattresses, airplane parts and small boats held in suspended tension by webs of cables. The second volume explores Rubins' often gigantic and sculptural drawings, densely covered with graphite pencil marks that embody the intense and abundant energy of their making. A final booklet with a series of playful and candid self-portrait photographs taken at the Baltimore train station photo booth in 1972–4 completes Work.

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Steidl

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Slip, clth, 3 vols, 9.5 x 12.5 in. / 568 pgs / illustrated throughout.

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Catalog: FALL 2014

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ISBN 9783869304939 TRADE
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Nancy RubinsNancy Rubins

Published by Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego.
Photographs by Nancy Rubins. Text by Lisa Liebmann, Kathryn Kanjo.



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Paperback, 8.5 x 10 in. / 64 pgs / 20 color / 16 duotone

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Catalog: FALL 1995

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ISBN 9780934418454 TRADE
List Price: $19.95 CAD $25.00

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STATUS: Out of print | 6/1/2005

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