Nancy Rubins | |
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 Big Edge | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Naples, Texas, US |
| Education | Maryland Institute College of Art University of California, Davis. |
| Known for | Sculpture, installation art, photography |
| Spouse | Chris Burden[1] |
| Awards | American Academy of Arts & Letters, Academy Award in Art (2003) Rockefeller Foundation Travel Award (1993) |
Nancy Rubins (born 1952) is an American sculptor and installation artist. Her sculptural works are primarily composed of blooming arrangements of large rigid objects such as televisions, small appliances, camping and construction trailers, hot water heaters, mattresses, airplane parts, rowboats, kayaks, canoes, surfboards, and other objects. Works such as Big Edge at CityCenter in Las Vegas contain over 200 boat vessels. Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Monochrome I, Built to Live Anywhere, at Home Here, at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, contains 66 used aluminum boats and rises to a height of 30 ft.[2]
- ^ Kennedy, Randy (6 September 2013). "The Balance of a Career". The New York Times.
- ^ Charlotte Hsu. "The Canoes Overhead: Nancy Rubins' Epic New Sculpture at the Albright-Knox Is Whatever You Make of It". Retrieved December 21, 2011.