Glen Rubsamen

Los Angeles , California , USA
1959

Glen Rubsamen was born in 1957 in Hollywood. He splits his time between Los Angeles and Düsseldorf.

Rubsamen is a visual artist and writer, he primarily works with painting and photography. In his work he creates dramatic contrasts between the backdrop and the foreground. The background consists of a beautiful play with colors, looking like a sunset or a cloudy sky in contrast to the foreground with dark silhouettes, often resembling palm trees or buildings. Looking like a characteristic Californian view.

Selected solo exhibitions include Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich (2020, 2018, 2016, 2006, 2003); Stene Projects, Stockholm (2018, 2013, 2011); Alfonso Artiaco, Naples (2017, 2012, 2004); Trieze, Paris (2014); Robert Miller Gallery, New York (2013); La Salle des Bains, Lyon (2011); Benveniste Contemporary, Madrid (2011) and Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (2006). Group exhibitions include Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich (2021); The Sam Francis Gallery, CrossRoads, Santa Monica (2021); Annemarie Verna Galerie, Zürich (2020); Guyana National Gallery of Art, Georgetown (2018); Galería Miguel Marcos, Barcelona (2017); Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen (2014); Kunstverein Duisburg, Duisburg (2014); Abteiberg Museum, Mönchengladbach (2013) and Kunsthalle Münster (2011).