Sterling Ruby: PARIS Richard Prince and then painted over his

and then painted over his outlines—a method that eventually led to his adoption of the silk-screening process

The publication includes an essay by Charles W

Essays by art historians Richard Calvocoressi and Mark Stevens mine the artist’s rich work and uncover a trove of associations within a broad art historical context

The volume includes a text by Ruth Fine that discusses the exhibited works

these stocking-figures remain distinct from their backgrounds

Sterling Ruby: PARIS Richard Prince and then painted over hisThis poster featuring DEEP FLAG (5533) (2015) was produced in 2015, in conjunction with Sterling Ruby: PARIS at Gagosian, Paris and Le Bourget. DEEP FLAGS are vast synthetic black fleeces stained with bleach; a rectangular fragment of the same material is attached to the upper left corner of each work, echoing the stars of the American flag. The speckled panels also evoke the fathomless depth of outer space, a sensation that ends abruptly at their