Rubins, N: Work/3 vol.

This three-volume publication is a visual journey through forty years of Nancy Rubins' sculptures and drawings. Thefirst two volumes begin with Rubins' student work, where her themes, methods and ambitions emerge. The first volumemoves through numerous large-scale sculptures incorporating massive quantities of used electric appliances withconcrete and rebar, then on to trailers, hot water heaters, mattresses, airplane parts, and small boats held in suspendedtension by webs of cables. The second volume explores Rubins' often gigantic and sculptural drawings, densely coveredwith graphite pencil marks that embody the intense and abundant energy of their making. A final booklet with a seriesof playful and candid self-portrait photographs taken at the Baltimore train station photo booth in 1972-4 completesWork.Nancy Rubins was born in 1952 in Naples, Texas, and today lives and works in Topanga, California near Los Angeles.Rubins has installed monumental sculptures across the United States and Europe, and significant public and privatecollections hold her work. She has exhibited at institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museumof Contemporary Art in San Diego, and the Venice Biennale.