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The Los Angeles-based artist Sterling Ruby (born on an American Air Force 1972 in Bitburg, Germany) is undoubtedly one of the most influential and innovative artists of the generation born in the 1970s and is still one of the most enigmatic, controversial and unfailingly unpredictable figures in the art world. He works prolifically in a wide range of media, from glazed biomorphic ceramics and poured urethane sculptures to large-scale spray-painted canvases, nail polish drawings, collages and videos.
Within this context the exhibition in the richly decorated baroque rooms of the former residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy, the Winterpalais, is particularly extraordinary and unique due to the contrast and comparison between the two historical periods and indeed between the two aesthetics. The exhibition represents a survey of the artist's work including ceramics, bronze, steel and urethane sculptures, mobiles, soft works and tapestries. Ruby's works create a visual and conceptual opposition when set against the backdrop of the celebration of warfare throughout the Winterpalais.
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Agnes Husslein-Arco, geb. 1954, Kunsthistorikerin und Kunstmanagerin. Von 1996-2000 Vorstandsmitglied der Wiener Secession, von 1981-2000 Geschäftsführerin von Sotheby's Österreich. 1990-98 Director of European Development des Guggenheim Museums und 1990-2000 Organisatorin der Guggenheim Association Salzburg und des Austrian Guggenheim Advisory Board. Sie ist Mitglied des World Wide Teams for Contemporary, Modern and Impressionist Art. Von 2001-2005 war Husslein Direktorin des Rupertinums in Salzburg. Die Eröffnung des Museums der Moderne am Mönchsberg im Jahr 2004 ist auch mit ihrem Namen verbunden. Ab 2007 Direktorin der Österreichischen Galerie Belvedere.
