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]

Cole Sternberg
Cole Sternberg, Sag Harbor, July 2013
Born
Cole Andrew Sternberg

Richmond, Virginia
Websitehttp://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
Cole Sternberg, they seemed willing to suffer death rather than risk getting wet, mixed media on linen, 2019

2019
  • The Edge of Light, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA[36]
  • Smoke & Mirrors, AF Projects, Los Angeles, CA[37]
  • the blue water was only a heavier and darker air, Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA[38]
  • the trees turned to shadows in a grey fog, There-There, Los Angeles, CA[39]

2018
  • A Matter of Course, The Guggenheim Gallery at Chapman University, Orange, CA[40]
  • As You Like It - C’est Comme Vous Voulez, Praz Delavallade, Los Angeles, CA[41]

2017
  • the windward side off the island, MAMA, Berlin, Germany[42]
  • elsegundissimo, El Segundo Museum of Art, El Segundo, CA[43]

2016
  • for a moment the concrete felt soft and warm, AiOP, New York, NY[44]
  • for a moment, it scraped, then cooled, the feet, LAXART, Los Angeles, CA[45]
  • Rob Pruitt's Flea Market, Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), Los Angeles, CA[46]
  • the nature of breathing in salt, MAMA, Los Angeles, CA[47]

2015
  • are the green fields gone, the high seas[48]
  • a moment near the sea, MAMA + ARTed House, East Hampton, NY[49]

2014
  • Erection, MAMA, Los Angeles, CA[50]
  • International Friendship Exhibition, Primary, Miami, FL[51]
  • Home, El Segundo Museum of Art, El Segundo, CA[52]

2013
  • Art Works, e105 Gallery, Berlin, Germany
  • a moment in the sun, ARTed House, Wainscott, NY[53]
  • all his strength was concentrated in his fists, including the very strength that held him upright, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO[54]

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]
Cole Sternberg, the sky was leaden, mixed media on linen, 2018

2011
  • Here Lies Georges Wildenstein, Primary Projects, Miami, FL[60]
  • I was here for just a moment, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO[61]
Cole Sternberg, the chief glanced astern and laughed, mixed media on linen, 2018

2010
  • One on One, Hochhaus Hansa (a Ruhr.2010 Museum), Dortmund, Germany[62]
  • 100 Artists See Satan, Grand Central Arts Center, Cal State Fullerton, Santa Ana, CA[63]
  • Group Exhibition, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO[64]
  • Transparenz, Detecon (presented by e105 Gallery), Bonn, Germany

2009
  • and those who were dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music, American University Museum, Washington, DC[65]
  • New Works, Kinsey/DesForges, Culver City, CA[66]

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

References
  1. Exclusive: An Interview With L.A. Artist Cole Sternberg, FlavorWire.com, July, 2009
  2. Student Awardees, American.edu
  3. Exclusive: An Interview With L.A. Artist Cole Sternberg, FlavorWire.com, July, 2009
  4. Artsy
  5. Late Fall Exhibitions on the American University Museum, American University
  6. HOME is Where the Art Is at the El Segundo Museum of Art, Architects Newspaper, Dec 2014
  7. Cole Sternberg Featured at Hochhaus Hansa, TheArtReserve.com
  8. PAMM, Feb 2015
  9. David D Smith Gallery
  10. Tribute to Ed Kienholzs Watercolors, Nomadic Division, March 2012
  11. "MAMA Gallery, May 2015". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  12. ARTZ Pedregal Acquisition Award, Zona Maco, 2017
  13. Colombia’s ArtBo Strengthens Bid to Lead Latin American Art Fairs, Artnet, Oct 2016
  14. 5 Booths to Check Out at This Year’s Art Los Angeles Contemporary Fair, Artnet, Jan 2018
  15. LA><ART, March 2016
  16. "MAMA Gallery". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  17. LACMA Collection Database, 2018
  18. The Distinct Californication of Paris Photo L.A., New York Times, T Magazine, May 2015
  19. Cars as Canvas; Walls as Artwork, Wall Street Journal, July 2013
  20. A Moment in the Sun, Whitewall Magazine, September, 2013
  21. Cole Sternberg, Issue Magazine, January 2016
  22. Live Long Enough to Live Forever, a Q&A with Cole Sternberg, Autre Magazine, May 2015
  23. NYC Artist Portfolio, Hercules, April 2014
  24. Colorado’s Best Places to See Art Right Now, Denver Post, February 2013
  25. Primary Projects “International Friendship Exhibition”: American Kitsch, Miami New Times, December 2015
  26. One of LA’s Most Fascinating and Rebellious Museums is in…El Segundo?, LA Weekly, January 2015
  27. Cole Sternberg: “I was here for just a moment” at David B. Smith Gallery, Art Ltd., May 2011
  28. Tour a Redesigned Prewar New York Apartment, Architectural Digest, May 2017
  29. Cole Sternberg on the Link between Painting and the Environment, Sleek Magazine, June 2017
  30. Cole Sternberg, the Sky, the Sea and Everything in Between, Metal Magazine, March 2016
  31. Cole Sternberg, Candy Apple Grey Paint, Flaunt Magazine, October 2015
  32. Cole Sternberg Artist News, ArtNet, January 2018
  33. Artist Interview: Cole Sternberg, Huffington Post, November 2015
  34. Artist Cole Sternberg’s Boat Voyage from Japan to Portland, Cool Hunting, January 2016
  35. 5 Questions with Cole Sternberg, Elephant Magazine, February 2016
  36. "The Edge of Light". Huntington Beach Art Center. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  37. 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.
  38. "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.
  39. "Datebook: Paintings of sport and art inspired by convenience stores and confession". Los Angeles Times. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  40. "A Matter of Course » Guggenheim Gallery at Chapman University". guggenheimgallery.org. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  41. "C'est Comme Vous Voulez". frenchculture.org. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  42. Berlin Art Link, May 2017
  43. El Segundo Museum of Art, Virtual Exhibition, March 2017
  44. AiOP Archive, September, 2016
  45. LAXART Event Archive, March, 2016
  46. Great Moments from Rob Pruitt’s Flea Market, Carly Eiseman, February 2016
  47. Cole Sternberg Goes Under the Sea to Find His Art, Flaunt Magazine, April 2016
  48. Are the Green Fields Gone?, Official Website, 2018
  49. Cole Sternberg’s Arted House is Now on View in the Hamptons, Autre Magazine, May 2015
  50. Artist Cole Sternberg at MAMA Gallery in Los Angeles, Autre Magazine, December 2014
  51. Primary Projects’ “International Friendship Exhibition”: American Kitsch Glorified, Miami New Times, December 2014
  52. On View: Home is Where the Art is At, The Architects Newspaper, December 2014
  53. A Moment in the Sun, Whitewall Magazine, September 2013
  54. David B. Smith Gallery Exhibition Announcement, March 2013
  55. Cole Sternberg’s you'll miss your riding lesson tomorrow set for 12/7, Broadway World, December 2012
  56. Los Angeles Nomadic Division Exhibition Announcement, March 2012
  57. All in for the 99% Exhibition Announcement, March 2012
  58. "Primary Projects Exhibition Announcement, December 2012". Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  59. Exhibition Announcement, Denver Arts, February 2012
  60. "Primary Projects Exhibition Announcement, December 2011". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  61. Cole Sternberg, I was here for just a moment, Leanne Goebel, Exhibition Essay, April 2011
  62. Cole Sternberg Featured at Hochhaus Hansa, The Art Reserve, October 2010
  63. Artistic License, Inside CSFU, June 2010
  64. Group Exhibition Part 2, Arrested Motion, March 2010
  65. American University Museum Exhibition Announcement, December 2009
  66. New Works, Just Kinsey/DesForges, Culver City, CA
  67. "The Nature of Breathing in Salt". Hat & Beard Press. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
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