William Rubin
William Stanley Rubin (born August 11, 1927 in Brooklyn , New York City , † January 22, 2006 in Pound Ridge , New York ) was an American art historian and curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Life
Rubin was the eldest of three sons of Mack and Beatrice Rubin. He graduated from the University of Paris and received a PhD in art history from Columbia University . From 1952 to 1967 he was a professor at Sarah Lawrence College and at New York University. In 1967 he was appointed chief curator at the Museum of Modern Art for painting. Since 1973 he was also responsible for the sculpture collection. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences made him a member in 1985. In 1988 Rubin retired .
Among the many influential exhibitions he organized, among other things, was Picasso - retrospective in 1980. This exhibition was one of the most important and successful exhibitions in the museum's history. Many famous works of art were acquired under his direction. In detail: Jackson Pollock's “One: Number 31, 1950” and Barnett Newman's 1950–51 “Vir Heroicus Sublimis” as well as some works by Anthony Caro .
Another acquisition was Picasso's “Guitar” , which Rubin received from the artist personally. Rubin also bought Picasso's “Charnel House” , Joan Miró's “Birth of the World” and two works by Henri Matisse , “Memory of Oceania” and “The Swimming Pool” .
Curated exhibitions
- Picasso and Braque - Pioneering Cubism , Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1989, Kunstmuseum Basel , 1990
- Frank Stella - Works from 1970 to 1987 , Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1988
- Henri Rousseau , Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1985
- Primitivism in the Art of 20th Century , Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1984
- Pablo Picasso . A retrospective , Museum of Modern Art , New York, 1980
- Cézanne - The Late Work , Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1977
- Dada - Surrealism, and Their Heritage , Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1968
literature
- William S. Rubin: Primitivism in Twentieth Century Art, Prestel, 1984
Web links
- Literature by and about William Rubin in the catalog of the German National Library
- Roberta Smith : William Rubin, 78, Curator Who Transformed MoMA, Dies ; New York Times article, Jan. 24, 2006
Individual evidence
- ↑ Elizabeth Sleeman: The International Who's Who 2004 , Taylor & Francis Group, 2004, p. 1149, ISBN 978-1857432176
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruby, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rubin, William Stanley (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American art historian and curator at the Museum of Modern Art |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 2006 |
| Place of death | Pound Ridge , New York |