Judy Rifka
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Judy Rifka, an American artist, first emerged in the 1970s as a painter and video artist, and is associated with Colab
, Tribeca
, the Lower East Side
arts scene of that period, and such artists as Jean-Michel Basquiat
, Rene Ricard
, John Ahearn, Richard Mock
, Ron Gorchov
, Becky Howland, Keith Haring
, Matthew Geller, Joseph Nechvatal
, Bruce Nauman
, Elizabeth Murray, Jenny Holzer
, Cookie Mueller
, Richard Prince
, Kiki Smith
, Lynne Tillman
, David Wojnarowicz
and Ruth Root
. Rifka was part of a movement of the Lower East Side
of Manhattan
that redefined downtown
and no wave
.
7, Just Another Asshole
(1981), curated by Carlo McCormick
and received the cover of Art in America
in 1984 for her series, "Architecture," which employed the three-dimensional stretchers that she adopted in exhibitions dating to 1982; in a 1985 review in the New York Times, Vivien Raynor noted Rifka's shift to large paintings of the female nude, which also employed the three-dimensional stretchers. In a 1985 episode of Miami Vice
, Bianca Jagger
played a character attacked in front of Rifka's three-dimensional nude still-life, "Bacchanaal", which was on display at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale
.
Judy Rifka's pop figuration is noted for its nervous line and frenetic pace. Joseph Masheck described Rifka in his 1993 book, Modernities (see excerpt below).
In the January 1998 issue of Art in America
, Vincent Carducci echoed Masheck, “Rifka reworks the neo-classical and the pop, setting all sources in quotation for today’s art-world cognoscenti.”
Rifka, along with artists like David Wojnarowicz
, helped to take Pop sensibility into a milieu that incorporated politics and high art into Postmodernism
; Robert Pincus-Witten stated in his 1988 essay, Corinthian Crackerjacks & Passing Go:
There is also a painting by Judy Rifka in the Boca Raton Art Museum(Florida,USA).
Colab
Colab is the commonly used abbreviation of the New York City artists' group Collaborative Projects, which was formed after a series of open meetings between artists of various disciplines. Colab came together as a collective in 1977, and initially received an NEA Workshop Grant through Center for...
, Tribeca
TriBeCa
Tribeca is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York in the United States. Its name is an acronym based on the words "Triangle below Canal Street", and is properly bounded by Canal Street, West Street, Broadway, and Vesey Street...
, the Lower East Side
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
arts scene of that period, and such artists as Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist. His career in art began as a graffiti artist in New York City in the late 1970s, and in the 1980s produced Neo-expressionist painting.-Early life:...
, Rene Ricard
René Ricard
René Ricard is an American poet, art critic and painter.Ricard grew up in Acushnet, Massachusetts. As a young teenager he ran away to Boston and assimilated into the literary scene of the city. By age eighteen he’d moved to New York City, where he became a protege of Andy Warhol...
, John Ahearn, Richard Mock
Richard Mock
Richard Mock was a printmaker, painter, sculptor, and editorial cartoonist. Mock was best known for his linocut illustrations that appeared on the Op-Ed page of The New York Times from 1980 through 1996....
, Ron Gorchov
Ron Gorchov
Ron Gorchov is an American artist who has been working with curved surface paintings and shaped canvases since 1967. Gorchov's primary invention consists of finely fitted, curved wooden frames resembling shields or saddles, across which is stretched linen or canvas...
, Becky Howland, Keith Haring
Keith Haring
Keith Haring was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s.-Early life:...
, Matthew Geller, Joseph Nechvatal
Joseph Nechvatal
Joseph Nechvatal is a post-conceptual art digital artist and art theoretician who creates computer-assisted paintings and computer animations, often using custom-created computer viruses.-Life and work:Joseph Nechvatal was born in Chicago...
, Bruce Nauman
Bruce Nauman
Bruce Nauman is a contemporary American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. Nauman lives in Galisteo, New Mexico....
, Elizabeth Murray, Jenny Holzer
Jenny Holzer
Jenny Holzer is an American conceptual artist. Holzer lives and works in Hoosick Falls, New York.-Education:...
, Cookie Mueller
Cookie Mueller
Dorothy Karen "Cookie" Mueller was an underground American actress, writer and Dreamlander, who starred in many of filmmaker John Waters' early films, including Multiple Maniacs,...
, Richard Prince
Richard Prince
Richard Prince is an American painter and photographer. Prince began appropriating photographs in 1975...
, Kiki Smith
Kiki Smith
Kiki Smith is an American artist classified as a feminist artist, a movement with beginnings in the twentieth century...
, Lynne Tillman
Lynne Tillman
Lynne Tillman is a novelist, short story writer, and cultural critic. She is currently Professor/Writer-in-Residence in the Department of English at the University at Albany and is the author of five novels, three collections of short stories, one collection of essays, and two other nonfiction...
, David Wojnarowicz
David Wojnarowicz
David Wojnarowicz was a painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, and activist who was prominent in the New York City art world of the 1980s.-Biography:...
and Ruth Root
Ruth Root
Ruth Root is an artist based in New York. She graduated from Brown University, Rhode Island, in 1990, and completed her MFA at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1993. She attended a residency at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 1994...
. Rifka was part of a movement of the Lower East Side
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
that redefined downtown
Downtown
Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district ....
and no wave
No Wave
No Wave was a short-lived but influential underground music, film, performance art, video, and contemporary art scene that had its beginnings during the mid-1970s in New York City. The term No Wave is in part satirical word play rejecting the commercial elements of the then-popular New Wave genre...
.
Art and Context
Rifka took part in the 1980 Times Square Show, two Whitney Museum Biennials (1975, 1983), DocumentaDocumenta
documenta is an exhibition of modern and contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. It was founded by artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode in 1955 as part of the Bundesgartenschau which took place in Kassel at that time...
7, Just Another Asshole
Just Another Asshole
Just Another Asshole was a short-lived no wave art/music/sound art magazine publication project launched from the Lower East Side Manhattan in the early 1980s. It was edited by Barbara Ess and Glenn Branca.- Just Another Asshole: The Book:...
(1981), curated by Carlo McCormick
Carlo McCormick
Carlo McCormick is a culture critic and curator living in New York City. He is the author of numerous books, monographs and catalogues on contemporary art and artists.-Pedagogic Activity:...
and received the cover of Art in America
Art in America
Art in America is an illustrated monthly, international magazine concentrating on the contemporary art world, including profiles of artists and genres, updates about art movements, show reviews and event schedules. It is designed for collectors, artists, dealers, art professionals and other...
in 1984 for her series, "Architecture," which employed the three-dimensional stretchers that she adopted in exhibitions dating to 1982; in a 1985 review in the New York Times, Vivien Raynor noted Rifka's shift to large paintings of the female nude, which also employed the three-dimensional stretchers. In a 1985 episode of Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Miami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989...
, Bianca Jagger
Bianca Jagger
Bianca Jagger is a Nicaraguan-born social and human rights advocate and a former actress and model...
played a character attacked in front of Rifka's three-dimensional nude still-life, "Bacchanaal", which was on display at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale
The Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale is an art museum in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Originating in 1958 as the Fort Lauderdale Art Center, the museum is located in a modernist building designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes. The current building was constructed in 1986, with a wing added in 2001...
.
Judy Rifka's pop figuration is noted for its nervous line and frenetic pace. Joseph Masheck described Rifka in his 1993 book, Modernities (see excerpt below).
- “Rifka’s wit, which luckily keeps up with her anxious agitation, entails putting high care into a ‘careless’ look. And in a world charged with contending impersonal forces, this is like advertising in reverse, ‘pushing’ the individual consciousness in all its brave fragility.”
In the January 1998 issue of Art in America
Art in America
Art in America is an illustrated monthly, international magazine concentrating on the contemporary art world, including profiles of artists and genres, updates about art movements, show reviews and event schedules. It is designed for collectors, artists, dealers, art professionals and other...
, Vincent Carducci echoed Masheck, “Rifka reworks the neo-classical and the pop, setting all sources in quotation for today’s art-world cognoscenti.”
Rifka, along with artists like David Wojnarowicz
David Wojnarowicz
David Wojnarowicz was a painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, and activist who was prominent in the New York City art world of the 1980s.-Biography:...
, helped to take Pop sensibility into a milieu that incorporated politics and high art into Postmodernism
Postmodernism
Postmodernism is a philosophical movement evolved in reaction to modernism, the tendency in contemporary culture to accept only objective truth and to be inherently suspicious towards a global cultural narrative or meta-narrative. Postmodernist thought is an intentional departure from the...
; Robert Pincus-Witten stated in his 1988 essay, Corinthian Crackerjacks & Passing Go:
- “Rifka’s commitment to process and discovery, doctrine with Abstract Expressionist practice, is of paramount concern though there is nothing dogmatic or pious about Rifka’s use of method. Playful rapidity and delight in discovery is everywhere evident in her painting.”
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2007: Chocolate Factory, New York City
- 2001: Gallery X, New York City
- 1997: Alley Culture Gallery, Detroit, MichiganDetroit, MichiganDetroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
- 1994: "Judy Rifka", Information Gallery, New York City
- 1991: "Judy Rifka Drawings 1980-1990", Brooke Alexander, New York City
- 1991: "Judy Rifka: Paintings and Works on Paper", Ratner Gallery (ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
), Galerie Tobias Hirshmann (Frankfurt, Germany), Ann Jaffee Gallery (Bay Harbor Islands, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
) - 1988: Brooke Alexander, New York City
- 1988: Galerie Tobias Hischmann, Frankfurt, Germany
- 1988: Galerie Ninety-Nine, Miami
- 1987: Saxon-Lee Gallery, Los Angeles
- 1987: Brooke Alexander, New York City
- 1986: Anna Friebe Galerie, Cologne
- 1986: "Judy Rifka Paintings", Cleveland Museum of ArtCleveland Museum of ArtThe Cleveland Museum of Art is an art museum situated in the Wade Park District, in the University Circle neighborhood on Cleveland's east side. Internationally renowned for its substantial holdings of Asian and Egyptian art, the museum houses a diverse permanent collection of more than 43,000...
- 1986: Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
- 1985: Brooke Alexander, New York City
- 1985: Anna Friebe Galerie, New York City
- 1984: "Judy Rifka: Major Works 1981-84" (Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
and the Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VirginiaRichmond, VirginiaRichmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, Galerie de France (ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
), Brooke Alexander (NYC), 51x Gallery, (NYC), Carl Solway Gallery (Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati, OhioCincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
) - 1983: Nicola Jacobs Gallery, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- 1983: Brooke Alexander (NYC), Daniel Weinberg Gallery, San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
- 1982: Brooke Alexander, New York City
- 1981: Museum (Sub) Kulture, Berlin and Hamburg, Germany
- 1980: Printed MatterPrinted matterPrinted matter is a term to describe printed material produced by printers or publishers, such as books, magazines, booklets, brochures and other publicity materials and in some cases, newspapers...
, New York City - 1978: Jean Paul Najar, Paris
- 1977: Franklin FurnaceFranklin FurnaceFranklin Furnace, also known as the Franklin Mine, is a famous mineral location for rare zinc, iron, manganese minerals in old mines in Franklin, New Jersey, USA. This locale produced more species of minerals and more different fluorescent minerals than any other location...
, New York - 1976: Susan Caldwell, New York
- 1975: Daniel Weinberg Gallery (San Francisco); Artists Space (NYC)
- 1974: John Doyle Gallery, ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2006: "The Downtown Show", Grey Art Gallery, New York City
- 2005: "The Continuous Mark", New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and SculptureNew York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and SculptureThe New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture at 8 West 8th Street, in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York State is an art school formed in 1963 by a group of students and their teacher, Mercedes Matter, all of whom had become disenchanted with the fragmented...
, New York City - 2003: "Drawings", Alley Culture, Detroit
- 1998: Herb and Dorothy Vogel Exhibition, Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
- 1995: Mint Museum, Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
- 1994: "Beyond the Pale", Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
- 1994: "Inaugural Exhibition", Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
- 1993: "Nature Morte", Studio School of Drawing, Painting and SculptureNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
- 1991: "Art for Your Collection" Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of DesignRhode Island School of DesignRhode Island School of Design is a fine arts and design college located in Providence, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1877. Located at the base of College Hill, the RISD campus is contiguous with the Brown University campus. The two institutions share social, academic, and community resources and...
- 1989: "Making their Mark: Women Artists Move in the Mainstream 1970-85", Cincinnati Art Museum; New Orleans; Denver Art Museum; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
- 1989: "The Future Now", Bass Museum of Art, Miami
- 1986: "Between Painting and Sculpture", Palo Alto Cultural CenterPalo Alto, CaliforniaPalo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...
- 1986: "Painting and Sculpture Today: 1986", Indianapolis Museum of ArtIndianapolisIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
- 1986: "An American Renaissance: Painting and Sculpture since 1940", Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale
- 1985: "Correspondences: New York Art Now", Laforet Museum, Harajuku, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
; Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, UtsunomiyaJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and Tagaki Hall Espace Media - 1985: "Kunst Mit Eigen-Sinn", Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna, Austria
- 1984: "The Human Condition", San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtThe San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a modern art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art and was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th century art...
's Biennial III - 1984: "American Neo-Expressionists", The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, ConnecticutRidgefield, ConnecticutRidgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the 300-year-old community had a population of 24,638 at the 2010 census. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S...
- 1984: "Painting and Sculpture Today: 1984", Indianapolis Museum of ArtIndianapolisIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
- 1983: "Back to the Usa," Kunstmuseum, Luzern; Rheinisches Landsmuseum, BonnBonnBonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
; Worttembergisher Kunstverin, StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... - 1983:"1983 Biennial Exhibition", Whitney Museum of American ArtWhitney Museum of American ArtThe Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
, New York City - 1983: "New York Painting Today", Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States... - 1982: "The Image Scavengers", Philadelphia's Institute of Contemporary Art
- 1982: "Urban Kisses", LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
's Institute of Contemporary Art, London - 1982: "Documenta 7", Kassel; "New York Now" Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hannover
- 1981: "Stay Tuned", The New Museum, New York City
- 1980: "Times Square Show", New York City
- 1979: Collaborative Projects curated by Jenny HolzerJenny HolzerJenny Holzer is an American conceptual artist. Holzer lives and works in Hoosick Falls, New York.-Education:...
: "Manifesto Show", "Income and Wealth Show" at 5 Bleecker Street, Manhattan - 1978: Opening Exhibition, Institute for Art & Urban Resources at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, Queens, New York
- 1975: "1975 Biennial Exhibition", Whitney Museum of American ArtWhitney Museum of American ArtThe Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
, New York City
External links
- Askart bio
- Biodata
- NYU exhibits
- Chocolate Factory
- Tandem Press
- Bio
- The Kitchen/Movie Catalog
- NYSS.org
- Artnet bio
- Absolute Arts
- Solo Impression
- Judy Rifka Official Website
There is also a painting by Judy Rifka in the Boca Raton Art Museum(Florida,USA).
Additional References
- Smith, Roberta. "Painting in The Heady Days", New York Times (2/16/2007)
- Finch, Charlie. "Grace Versus Grunge", artnet.com Magazine/Features, 2004
- Frankel, David. "The Rite Stuff", Art Forum (January) 2003
- Carducci, Vincent. "Judy Rifka at Alley Culture", Art In AmericaArt in AmericaArt in America is an illustrated monthly, international magazine concentrating on the contemporary art world, including profiles of artists and genres, updates about art movements, show reviews and event schedules. It is designed for collectors, artists, dealers, art professionals and other...
(January 1998) - Tysh, George. "Judy Rifka: Alley Culture", Cover (Volume 11, #3), 1997
- "Self-Portrait," The New YorkerThe New YorkerThe New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
(January 1994) - Masheck, Joseph. Modernities, Pennsylvania University Press, Philadelphia, 1993
- Pederson, Victoria. "Judy Rifka at Brooke Alexander", Paper Magazine (January) 1991
- Glueck, Grace. "Art School, Still Needy, Is Thanking Its Champion", The New York Times (9/24/1990)
- Mercuri, Bernardo. "Judy Rifka", Teme Celeste (August–September, 1989)
- Sturman, John. "Judy Rifka", Art News (January 1989)
- Mifflin, Margot. "Art in a Whirl", ELLEElleElle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...
(October 1988) - Wright, Jeff. "Filling the Space with Holes", Cover (October 1988)
- Galligan, Gregory. "Judy Rifka", ArtsARtsaRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
(January 1986) - Kuspit, Donald. "Judy Rifka", ArtforumArtforumArtforum is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art.-Publication:The magazine is published ten times a year, September through May, along with an annual summer issue...
(January 1986) - Morch, Al. "Painting in Three Dimensions", San Francisco Examiner (2/17/1986)
- Making their Mark, Women Artists Move into the Mainstream 1970-1985, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, 1985
- Berenson, Michael. "Judy Rifka", New York Times (1/25/1985)
- Grimes, Nancy. "Judy Rifka", Art News (1/16/1985)
- Levin, Kim. "Judy Rifka", Village Voice (1/16/1985)
- Plagens, Peter. "Nine Biennial Notes", Art in AmericaArt in AmericaArt in America is an illustrated monthly, international magazine concentrating on the contemporary art world, including profiles of artists and genres, updates about art movements, show reviews and event schedules. It is designed for collectors, artists, dealers, art professionals and other...
(July 1985) - Raynor, Vivien. "Joseph Nechvatal-Judy Rifka", New York Times' (10/18/1985)
- Cohen, Ronnie. "Judy Rifka", ArtforumArtforumArtforum is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art.-Publication:The magazine is published ten times a year, September through May, along with an annual summer issue...
(September 1984) - Levin, Kim. "Judy Rifka", Village Voice (1/31/1984)br />
- Masheck, Joseph. "Judy Rifka and Post-modernism in Architecture", Art in AmericaArt in AmericaArt in America is an illustrated monthly, international magazine concentrating on the contemporary art world, including profiles of artists and genres, updates about art movements, show reviews and event schedules. It is designed for collectors, artists, dealers, art professionals and other...
(December 1984) - Cameron, Daniel. "Biennial Cycle", ArtsARtsaRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
(June 1983) - Honnef, Klaus. "Acht Monografien: Judy Rifka", Kunstforum (No. 61-May) 1983
- Kent, Sarah. "Judy Rifka", Time Out (London, 10/20/1983)
- Larson, Kay. "Art, Monuments & Meanings", New York Magazine (10/14/1983)
- Moynehan, Barbara. "Judy Rifka at Brooke Alexander", Flash Art (May 1983)
- Smith, Roberta. "The Whitney Biennial: Taking Consensus", Village Voice (10/26/1983)
- McCormick, Carlo. "Color My World: An Interview with Judy Rifka", East Village EyeEast Village, ManhattanThe East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, lying east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of the Lower East Side...
- Rene Ricard. The Greatest Show on Earth, 1982
- Linker, Kate. "Judy Rifka", ArtforumArtforumArtforum is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art.-Publication:The magazine is published ten times a year, September through May, along with an annual summer issue...
(Summer) 1982 - Moynehan, Barbara. "Judy Rifka," Flash Art (Summer) 1982
- Skoggard, Ross. "Judy Rifka at Brooke Alexander", Art in AmericaArt in AmericaArt in America is an illustrated monthly, international magazine concentrating on the contemporary art world, including profiles of artists and genres, updates about art movements, show reviews and event schedules. It is designed for collectors, artists, dealers, art professionals and other...
(October 1982) - Smith, Roberta. "Intermural Painting", Village Voice (2/23/1982)
- Ricard, Rene. "The Radiant Child", ArtforumArtforumArtforum is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art.-Publication:The magazine is published ten times a year, September through May, along with an annual summer issue...
(December 1981) - Casademont, Joan. "Judy Rifka, Braathen-Gallozzi Contemporary Art", ArtforumArtforumArtforum is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art.-Publication:The magazine is published ten times a year, September through May, along with an annual summer issue...
(November 1981) - Ingrid Sischy,"Project", ArtforumArtforumArtforum is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art.-Publication:The magazine is published ten times a year, September through May, along with an annual summer issue...
(February 1980) - Bleckner, Ross. "Transcentdent Anti-Fetishism", ArtforumArtforumArtforum is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art.-Publication:The magazine is published ten times a year, September through May, along with an annual summer issue...
(March 1979) - Ratcliff, Carter. "Up against the Art Establishment", New York Magazine (11/27/1978)
- Gilbert-Rolfe, Jeremy. "Judy Rifka", ArtforumArtforumArtforum is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art.-Publication:The magazine is published ten times a year, September through May, along with an annual summer issue...
(April 1974)