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Allen Ruppersberg

born 1944

The Never Ending Book 2007
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Biography

Allen Ruppersberg (born 1944) is an American conceptual artist based in Los Angeles and New York City.

He is one of the first generation of American conceptual artists that changed the way art was thought about and made. His work includes paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, installations and books.

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Conceptual art

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  • Honey, I rearranged the collection because I have some questions about prints. Why do we have them? Honey, I rearranged the collection because I have some more questions about prints. Why do artists make them?

    Allen Ruppersberg
    2001
  • Honey, I rearranged the collection to remind everyone that the original definition of a curator was: A guardian of a minor, lunatic; a person who has a cure of souls.

    Allen Ruppersberg
    2001
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  • Honey, I rearranged the collection and left. Au revoir!

    Allen Ruppersberg
    2000
  • Honey, I rearranged the collection and took out all of your favourites. Honey, I rearranged the collection and put back all of your favourites.

    Allen Ruppersberg
    2004
  • Honey, I rearranged the collection - expensive on the right, cheap on the left. Honey, I rearranged the collection - expensive on the left, cheap on the right

    Allen Ruppersberg
    2002
  • The Never Ending Book

    Allen Ruppersberg
    2007
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