Cole Sternberg
Cole Sternberg is an American visual artist. Sternberg's works are chiefly in the medium of painting, but also photography, sculpture, room installations and film. His work initially came to public view with the release of Cole Sternberg Paintings, a publication chronicling six years of his painting, (many made during university, and the majority of which had never before been seen by the public). Since then, he has been featured extensively in exhibitions in the United States and Europe.[1]
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Born | Cole Andrew Sternberg |
Website | http://www.colesternberg.com/ |
Early life
Sternberg was born in Richmond, VA and grew up in Saratoga, CA. He spent his early life drawing endlessly, but hated the concept of being told how to perceive art, hence his educational pursuits led to B.A. degrees from Villanova University in business, and a Juris Doctorate from American University. While at American, Sternberg received the university's Highest Award for Scholarship at the Graduate Level.[2] He hung oil paintings in a bar in his spare time as a student at American.[3]
Career
Cole Sternberg lives and works in Los Angeles.[4] His practice touches a range of formats including painting, installation, video, and writing. Series of his work has focused on a variety of social issues, from current human rights activism and its relationship to the law, to the environment, to the media and concepts of content overload.
The works tend to be subtle or subversive in nature, driven by elegant visual concepts and poetry. He is interested in the intersection between humanity and humankind and how their lack of congruity hinders social progression and development.
Sternberg has exhibited both nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at The American University Museum (Washington, DC),[5] El Segundo Museum of Art (El Segundo, CA),[6] Hochhaus Hansa (a Ruhr.2010 Museum, Dortmund, Germany),[7] Primary (Miami),[8] David B. Smith Gallery (Denver),[9] Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND, Los Angeles),[10] the Getty Museum's Pacific Standard Time, Paris Photo (Los Angeles),[11] Zona Maco (Mexico City),[12] ArtBo (Bogota),[13] Art Los Angeles Contemporary (ALAC),[14] e105 Gallery (Berlin), LA><ART (Los Angeles)[15] and MAMA (Los Angeles & Berlin).[16]
His works are held by major collections throughout the world, such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA),[17] Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), El Segundo Museum of Art (ESMoA), American University Museum (AUM) and Deutsche Telekom. It has been featured in the New York Times,[18] Wall Street Journal,[19] Whitewall Magazine,[20] Issue Magazine,[21] Autre Magazine,[22] Hercules,[23] Denver Post,[24] Miami New Times,[25] LA Weekly,[26] Art Ltd.,[27] Architectural Digest,[28] Angeleno, Sleek,[29] Metal Magazine,[30] Flaunt,[31] ArtNet,[32] Huffington Post,[33] Cool Hunting,[34] and Elephant.[35]
Exhibitions
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2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
- you'll miss your riding lesson tomorrow, Primary Projects, Caruso Art and Flaunt Magazine, Miami, FL[55]
- Perpetual Conceptual: Echoes of Eugenia Butler, Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), Los Angeles, CA[56]
- All in for the 99%, Ace Museum, Los Angeles, CA[57]
- Salon de Notre Societe, Primary Projects, Miami, FL[58]
- Group Exhibition, Deutsche Telekom (Detecon), Cologne, Germany</ref>
- Group Exhibition, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO[59]
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2011
- Here Lies Georges Wildenstein, Primary Projects, Miami, FL[60]
- I was here for just a moment, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO[61]
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2010
Publications
- the nature of breathing in salt, hat & beard press, 2019[67]
- the windward side of the island, 2017
- for a moment it scraped then cooled the skin, 2016
- all his strength was concentrated in his fists, including the very strength that held him upright, 2013
- And those who were dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music, 2010, Chronicling the exhibition of the same name at the American University Museum
- Cole Sternberg Paintings, 2008, Chronicling on canvas works from 2002–2008
Interviews and other media
- Cole Sternberg, Issue Magazine
- Cole Sternberg and the Link between Painting and the Environment, Sleek Magazine
- Cole Sternberg, the Sky, the Ocean and Everything in Between, Metal Magazine
- Live Long Enough to Live Forever: A Q & Awith Cole Sternberg, Autre Magazine
- 5 Questions with Cole Sternberg, Elephant Magazine
- Bi-Coastal: Cole Sternberg, The Excellent People
- New York Artist Portfolio, Hercules Magazine
- Candy Apple Grey Paint, Flaunt Magazine
- 5 Booths to Check out at this Year’s Art Los Angeles Contemporary Fair, ArtNet
- Artist Cole Sternberg’s Boat Voyage from Japan to Portland, Cool Hunting
- An Interview with Cole Sternberg, Berlin Art Link
- A Moment in the Sun, Whitewall Magazine
- The Distinct Californication of Paris Photo L.A., New York Times, T Magazine
- Cars as Canvas; Walls as Artwork, Wall Street Journal
References
- Exclusive: An Interview With L.A. Artist Cole Sternberg, FlavorWire.com, July, 2009
- Student Awardees, American.edu
- Exclusive: An Interview With L.A. Artist Cole Sternberg, FlavorWire.com, July, 2009
- Artsy
- Late Fall Exhibitions on the American University Museum, American University
- HOME is Where the Art Is at the El Segundo Museum of Art, Architects Newspaper, Dec 2014
- Cole Sternberg Featured at Hochhaus Hansa, TheArtReserve.com
- PAMM, Feb 2015
- David D Smith Gallery
- Tribute to Ed Kienholzs Watercolors, Nomadic Division, March 2012
- "MAMA Gallery, May 2015". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ARTZ Pedregal Acquisition Award, Zona Maco, 2017
- Colombia’s ArtBo Strengthens Bid to Lead Latin American Art Fairs, Artnet, Oct 2016
- 5 Booths to Check Out at This Year’s Art Los Angeles Contemporary Fair, Artnet, Jan 2018
- LA><ART, March 2016
- "MAMA Gallery". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- LACMA Collection Database, 2018
- The Distinct Californication of Paris Photo L.A., New York Times, T Magazine, May 2015
- Cars as Canvas; Walls as Artwork, Wall Street Journal, July 2013
- A Moment in the Sun, Whitewall Magazine, September, 2013
- Cole Sternberg, Issue Magazine, January 2016
- Live Long Enough to Live Forever, a Q&A with Cole Sternberg, Autre Magazine, May 2015
- NYC Artist Portfolio, Hercules, April 2014
- Colorado’s Best Places to See Art Right Now, Denver Post, February 2013
- Primary Projects “International Friendship Exhibition”: American Kitsch, Miami New Times, December 2015
- One of LA’s Most Fascinating and Rebellious Museums is in…El Segundo?, LA Weekly, January 2015
- Cole Sternberg: “I was here for just a moment” at David B. Smith Gallery, Art Ltd., May 2011
- Tour a Redesigned Prewar New York Apartment, Architectural Digest, May 2017
- Cole Sternberg on the Link between Painting and the Environment, Sleek Magazine, June 2017
- Cole Sternberg, the Sky, the Sea and Everything in Between, Metal Magazine, March 2016
- Cole Sternberg, Candy Apple Grey Paint, Flaunt Magazine, October 2015
- Cole Sternberg Artist News, ArtNet, January 2018
- Artist Interview: Cole Sternberg, Huffington Post, November 2015
- Artist Cole Sternberg’s Boat Voyage from Japan to Portland, Cool Hunting, January 2016
- 5 Questions with Cole Sternberg, Elephant Magazine, February 2016
- "The Edge of Light". Huntington Beach Art Center. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- https://facebook.com/louise.alexander.gallery. "Smoke & Mirrors, Group Show, November 14 – January 26 2020 - Louise Alexander Gallery". Louise Alexander Gallery / AF Projects – Contemporary Art Gallery. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- "Cole Sternberg Solo Exhibition | the blue water was only a heavier and darker air | Peter Blake Gallery | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- "Datebook: Paintings of sport and art inspired by convenience stores and confession". Los Angeles Times. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- "A Matter of Course » Guggenheim Gallery at Chapman University". guggenheimgallery.org. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- "C'est Comme Vous Voulez". frenchculture.org. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- Berlin Art Link, May 2017
- El Segundo Museum of Art, Virtual Exhibition, March 2017
- AiOP Archive, September, 2016
- LAXART Event Archive, March, 2016
- Great Moments from Rob Pruitt’s Flea Market, Carly Eiseman, February 2016
- Cole Sternberg Goes Under the Sea to Find His Art, Flaunt Magazine, April 2016
- Are the Green Fields Gone?, Official Website, 2018
- Cole Sternberg’s Arted House is Now on View in the Hamptons, Autre Magazine, May 2015
- Artist Cole Sternberg at MAMA Gallery in Los Angeles, Autre Magazine, December 2014
- Primary Projects’ “International Friendship Exhibition”: American Kitsch Glorified, Miami New Times, December 2014
- On View: Home is Where the Art is At, The Architects Newspaper, December 2014
- A Moment in the Sun, Whitewall Magazine, September 2013
- David B. Smith Gallery Exhibition Announcement, March 2013
- Cole Sternberg’s you'll miss your riding lesson tomorrow set for 12/7, Broadway World, December 2012
- Los Angeles Nomadic Division Exhibition Announcement, March 2012
- All in for the 99% Exhibition Announcement, March 2012
- "Primary Projects Exhibition Announcement, December 2012". Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
- Exhibition Announcement, Denver Arts, February 2012
- "Primary Projects Exhibition Announcement, December 2011". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
- Cole Sternberg, I was here for just a moment, Leanne Goebel, Exhibition Essay, April 2011
- Cole Sternberg Featured at Hochhaus Hansa, The Art Reserve, October 2010
- Artistic License, Inside CSFU, June 2010
- Group Exhibition Part 2, Arrested Motion, March 2010
- American University Museum Exhibition Announcement, December 2009
- New Works, Just Kinsey/DesForges, Culver City, CA
- "The Nature of Breathing in Salt". Hat & Beard Press. Retrieved 2020-02-01.