Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, owners of the nightclub Studio 54, stand arm-in-arm around the time of the club's opening, New York City. In 1981, on theirregular rounds of New York’s East Village galleries and alternative spaces, the collectors Mera and Don Rubell struck up a friendship with a curator they’d met at the Mudd Club, a nexus of downtown cool. His father worked for the U.S. Post Office and later became a tennis pro. Jason Rubell, Haring, and Don Rubell (from left) at Haring’s opening at the Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, 1985. Carmine DeSapio, the Tammany Hall boss, mingling with Norman Mailer, William F. Buckley and Steve Rubell. Cady Noland’s This Piece Has No Title Yet, 1989. His father, Philip, was a … His parents were conservative Jews. He began a racket-stringing business to pay off the rest. Schrager continues to run the hotel business. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. Selldorf is the architect of the Rubell Family Collection’s new 100,000-square-foot museum, which is due to open in December 2018 in the Allapattah neighborhood of Miami. He sent an inflatable plastic flower he’d made to thank them, the first of several Koons pieces they acquired until his prices spiraled beyond their reach. Don’s brother Steve had cofounded Studio 54, the hottest disco on the planet, and artists would often refer to Don as “Steve Rubell’s brother, a doctor who collects new art with his wife.”. They are partnering with a developer to build apartments, a hotel, and a second Rubell museum. The Rubell Family Collection has been open to the public for 20 years,and plans for an anniversary exhibition opening at Miami Basel and dovetailing with the couple’s golden wedding anniversary were still being hatched. Warhol’s Studio 54, 1979. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection. Mike Myers portrayed Steve Rubell in the 1998 drama film 54.[11]. You’d think he would call us up and say, ‘Who is Oscar?’ We know him so well.”. Haring’s Elvis Presley, 1981. Rubell and Schrager opened two clubs, one in Boston with John Addison from La Jardin, the other, called The Enchanted Garden, in Queens in 1975, which later became Douglaston Manor. Hours & Admission: Sun, Wed & Thu: 11:30 am - 5:30 pm Fri & Sat: 11:30 am - 7:30 pm Museum Members: Free US Veterans: Free Adults: $15 Seniors: $12 Students & Youth: $10. Lock & Load Museum "Museum" 377m away. The wellbeing and safety of our customers is always our top priority therefore, we’re continuing to follow all guidelines and updates suggested by the CDC, and local departments of public health including: Wynwood Walls. Rubell died of AIDS-related illnesses on July 25, 1989. There he received bachelor's and master's degrees in finance. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection. Family Life. Excellent collection and environment. “Young dealers are afraid to say no to them,” a veteran said. At the time, Don, an obstetrician, and Mera, a teacher, lived on the Upper East Side with their two kids, Jason andJennifer. “He’d stayed up working 36 hours straight so he would have paintings to show us,” Mera said. Victim.” is lively when it presents Cohn’s questionable behavior. When Steve was born, his father worked as a postmaster. En­ter­ing Syra­cuse Uni­ver­sity, Rubell had the in­ten­tion of be­com­ing a den­tist, but failed his courses and switched ma­jors, study­ing fi­nance and his­tory. Under the name Brad Jones (to suggest a male painting phenom), Jennifer collaborated with the artist Brandi Twilley, who painted her nude three afternoons a week for more than a year. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection. And it bugs the shit out of me. The marketing of young talent moved into high gear, and increasing competition led the Rubells to Europe, where they discovered the work of Neo Rauch, Rosemarie Trockel, and others. The businessman purchased the 8,000 square feet and 11-bedroom estate in 2014. “This is our thinking space,” she said. The Rubells paid each artist a flat fee in advance, essentially purchasing the work sight unseen. In Baltimore, they recently renovated the once grand Lord Baltimore Hotel, where they hope to enlist the filmmaker and artist John Waters to program its speakeasy. 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. Tall and sporty, wearing a polo shirt, black pants, and sneakers with neon laces, he has a quipster’s wit and the air of someone who would prefer that you cut to the chase. Because it’s risky, you know?”, “It’s not risky,” Don demurred. In the open-plan living area, Mera was cooking gluten-free pasta and marinara sauce with clams and Don was setting the table. "Steve Rubell, Studio 54's Creator And a'Pasha of Disco,' Dies at 45", "About New York; Nights of Glitz, A Velvet Rope And Memories", "Plans at Union Square to Enhance Its Place in History as a Gathering Place", "Steve Rubell, 45, co-owner of Studio 54 who reigned over...", "Rubell Created Homes Away From Home for the Trendsetters". They now buy upward of several hundred works a year, and every Rubell knows the collection by heart. Steve Rubell, who revolutionized New York night life with the Studio 54 disco in the 1970s and with the Palladium in the 1980s, died today at a Manhattan hospital. Young artists are eager for the Rubells’ imprimatur, which can put pressure on their gallerists to agree to the Rubells’ requests to buy in bulk or at steeply discounted rates. [2] Rubell and Schrager were both brothers of the university's chapter of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity.[3]. Contemporary art is a glamorous commodity, the places to find it are proliferating around the globe, and the Rubells have become major players, with their own museum. Steve Rubell was born on December 2, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York, to Philip and Ann Rubell. Andy Warhol’s Portrait of Steve Rubell, 1975. “A gold bracelet wouldn’t do it, and going backward is not our thing.” Looking to the future, they have commissioned six rising artists to create solo shows.