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Photos: Family Affair

With their pioneering museum and all-for-one approach, the Rubells are the art world’s game changers.

by Diane Solway
December 1, 2014 1:00 pm
The Rubell Family

Photograph: Rineke Dijkstra

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The clan at the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, on chairs by the Chinese artist He Xiangyu, from left: Michelle, Jason, Samuel, Ella, Jennifer, Max Wyss Rubell (on lap), Mera, Stevie Kim-Rubell, Don, and Olivia.

Rubell Family Collection

Photograph: Rineke Dijkstra

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Franz West’s Goeschl, 2007, and Untitled (Note With Table), 2005 (from left), sit atop the Rubells’ dining table

Kaari Upson’s Rubells
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Kaari Upson’s Rubells, 2014. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Richard Prince’s Untitled (Man’s Hand With Cigarette)
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Richard Prince’s Untitled (Man’s Hand With Cigarette), 1980. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Keith Haring’s Marilyn Monroe
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Keith Haring’s Marilyn Monroe, 1981. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Haring’s Elvis Presley
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Haring’s Elvis Presley, 1981. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Pink Nose
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Pink Nose, 2014, by Brad Jones (Brandi Twilley and Jennifer Rubell). Courtesy of Sargent’s Daughters.

Jason Rubell, Haring, and Don Rubell
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Jason Rubell, Haring, and Don Rubell (from left) at Haring’s opening at the Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, 1985. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Cady Noland’s This Piece Has No Title Yet
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Cady Noland’s This Piece Has No Title Yet, 1989. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Rashid Johnson’s The New Negro Escapist Social and Athletic Club
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Rashid Johnson’s The New Negro Escapist Social and Athletic Club (Thurgood), 2008. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Jason Rhoades’s Untitled (Chandelier)
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Jason Rhoades’s Untitled (Chandelier), 2004. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #304
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Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #304, 1994. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Mera and Don Rubell
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Polaroid for portraits of Mera and Don Rubell by Thomas Ruff, 1988. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Andy Warhol’s Portrait of Steve Rubell
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Andy Warhol’s Portrait of Steve Rubell, 1975. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Warhol’s Studio 54
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Warhol’s Studio 54, 1979. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Steve Rubell with Halston
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Steve Rubell with Halston (center) and Liza Minnelli at Studio 54, New Year’s Eve, 1977. Courtesy of Ron Galella/WireImage/Getty images.

Paul McCarthy’s Cultural Gothic
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Paul McCarthy’s Cultural Gothic, 1992–1993. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Mera and Don Rubell

Photograph: Rineke Dijkstra

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Ménage à trois: Mera and Don, with Charles Ray’s Male Mannequin, 1990, photographed in the Rubell Family Collection on August 30, 2014, their 50th wedding anniversary.

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The Rubell Family

The clan at the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, on chairs by the Chinese artist He Xiangyu, from left: Michelle, Jason, Samuel, Ella, Jennifer, Max Wyss Rubell (on lap), Mera, Stevie Kim-Rubell, Don, and Olivia.

Photograph: Rineke Dijkstra

Rubell Family Collection

Franz West’s Goeschl, 2007, and Untitled (Note With Table), 2005 (from left), sit atop the Rubells’ dining table

Photograph: Rineke Dijkstra

Kaari Upson’s Rubells

Kaari Upson’s Rubells, 2014. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Richard Prince’s Untitled (Man’s Hand With Cigarette)

Richard Prince’s Untitled (Man’s Hand With Cigarette), 1980. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Keith Haring’s Marilyn Monroe

Keith Haring’s Marilyn Monroe, 1981. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Haring’s Elvis Presley

Haring’s Elvis Presley, 1981. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Pink Nose

Pink Nose, 2014, by Brad Jones (Brandi Twilley and Jennifer Rubell). Courtesy of Sargent’s Daughters.

Jason Rubell, Haring, and Don Rubell

Jason Rubell, Haring, and Don Rubell (from left) at Haring’s opening at the Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, 1985. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Cady Noland’s This Piece Has No Title Yet

Cady Noland’s This Piece Has No Title Yet, 1989. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Rashid Johnson’s The New Negro Escapist Social and Athletic Club

Rashid Johnson’s The New Negro Escapist Social and Athletic Club (Thurgood), 2008. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Jason Rhoades’s Untitled (Chandelier)

Jason Rhoades’s Untitled (Chandelier), 2004. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #304

Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #304, 1994. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Mera and Don Rubell

Polaroid for portraits of Mera and Don Rubell by Thomas Ruff, 1988. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Andy Warhol’s Portrait of Steve Rubell

Andy Warhol’s Portrait of Steve Rubell, 1975. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Warhol’s Studio 54

Warhol’s Studio 54, 1979. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Steve Rubell with Halston

Steve Rubell with Halston (center) and Liza Minnelli at Studio 54, New Year’s Eve, 1977. Courtesy of Ron Galella/WireImage/Getty images.

Paul McCarthy’s Cultural Gothic

Paul McCarthy’s Cultural Gothic, 1992–1993. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection.

Mera and Don Rubell

Ménage à trois: Mera and Don, with Charles Ray’s Male Mannequin, 1990, photographed in the Rubell Family Collection on August 30, 2014, their 50th wedding anniversary.

Photograph: Rineke Dijkstra

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