Stephen Laub

Stephen Laub (born 1945) is an American artist who has worked in performance, video, and sculpture.

Education

Laub received both his undergraduate and master's degrees at the University of California, Berkeley studying under artists such as Peter Voulkos, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Mark di Suvero, William T. Wiley, and Jim Melchert.[1] As a student, he was associated with Bay Area artists Theresa Hak Kyung Cha,[2] Terry Fox and Paul Kos.[3][4] Between 1964 and 1966, he studied performance with Étienne Decroux in Paris.

Performance works

In the 1970s, Laub's video and performance works were shown at venues such as the Museum of Modern Art,[5] the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Kitchen, the Museum of Conceptual Art, and the Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art.[6][7] His work is included in the permanent collections of several major museums in the United States, including The Museum of Modern Art,[8] The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[9] The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive,[10] and the Addison Gallery of American Art.[11] Laub's video and performance work has been documented in art publications such as Avalanche [12] and WET: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing.[13] Laub is currently a professor in the department of Arts, Culture, and Media at Rutgers University–Newark.[14]

Sculpture

In the 1980s, Laub began making sculpture and was represented by Koury Wingate Gallery in New York.[15] His sculptures have been shown in the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Akron Art Museum, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, among others.[16]

Context

Laub's work is considered important in the Conceptual Art movement in California in the 1970s, alongside figures such as Chris Burden, John Baldessari, Edward Ruscha, Terry Fox, Paul Kos, Bruce Nauman, Howard Fried, Tom Marioni, Allan Kaprow,and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha.[17][18][19][20][21][22] In Europe, his work has been associated with Actionism in its use of performance, social critique, and address of themes such as war and historical memory.[23][24][25]

Personal life

Laub lives in Water Mill, NY with his wife, visual artist Claire Watson, and two sons.[26]

References

  1. ↑ Lewallen, Constance and Moss, Karen. State of Mind: New California Art circa 1970. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011. Page 88.
  2. ↑ "CONSTANCE LEWALLEN with Phong Bui". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  3. ↑ Eds. Loeffler, Carl E. and Tong, Darlene. Performance Anthology: Source Book of California Performance Art. San Francisco: Contemporary Arts Press, 1989. Page 139.
  4. ↑ Lewallen, Constance (2013-09-11). "The Eighties in 1970". Art Practical. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  5. ↑ Eds. Loeffler, Carl E. and Tong, Darlene. Performance Anthology: Source Book of California Performance Art. San Francisco: Contemporary Arts Press, 1989. Page 319.
  6. ↑ Eds. Loeffler, Carl E. and Tong, Darlene. Performance Anthology: Source Book of California Performance Art. San Francisco: Contemporary Arts Press, 1989. Page 263.
  7. ↑ "VHS Kunststation : Ausstellung" (PDF). Kleinsassen.de. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  8. ↑ "Stephen Laub". MoMA. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  9. ↑ "Stephen Laub · SFMOMA". Sfmoma.org. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  10. ↑ "Art Collection | CollectionSpace". Webapps.cspace.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  11. ↑ "EmbARK Web Kiosk". Accessaddison.andover.edu. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  12. ↑ "Stephen Laub | Avalanche Magazine Index". Avalancheindex.org. 1974-12-10. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  13. ↑ "Leonard Koren Interview: Making WET | AGITPROP". Agitpropspace.org. 2011-12-18. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  14. ↑ "Stephen Laub - ACM". Acm.newark.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  15. ↑ By Roberta Smith (1988-03-25). "Review/Art - Condo Creates a Future With Layers of Nostalgia". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  16. ↑ Ed. Day, Holliday T. Power: Its Myths and Mores in American art, 1961-1991. Indianapolis: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1991. Pages 59-61.
  17. ↑ Eds. Marcus, George E. and Myers, Fred R. The Traffic in Culture: Refiguring Art and Anthropology. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995. Page 201.
  18. ↑ Eds. Loeffler, Carl E. and Tong, Darlene. Performance Anthology: Source Book of California Performance Art. San Francisco: Contemporary Arts Press, 1989. Pages 139; 181.
  19. ↑ Lewallen, Constance and Moss, Karen. State of Mind: New California Art circa 1970. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011. Page 2.
  20. ↑ Eds. Loeffler, Carl E. and Tong, Darlene. Performance Anthology: Source Book of California Performance Art. San Francisco: Contemporary Arts Press, 1989. Page 99.
  21. ↑ Ed. Day, Holliday T. Power: Its Myths and Mores in American art, 1961-1991. Indianapolis: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1991. Page 20.
  22. ↑ Ed. Schimmel, Paul and Mark, Lisa G. Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974-1981. Prestel Publishing, 2011. Pages 25, 274-277, 280.
  23. ↑ "Art and Destruction Since 1950 / Damage Control. Body Art and Destruction 1968-1972: Im Sog der Zerstörung". Artmagazine.cc. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  24. ↑ ""Damage Control" at Kunsthaus and BRUSEUM, Graz / MOUSSE CONTEMPORARY ART MAGAZINE". Moussemagazine.it. 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  25. ↑ "Der Löwe : Aktionismus". Specific Object. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  26. ↑ Lewallen, Constance and Moss, Karen. State of Mind: New California Art circa 1970. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011. Page 260.

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