Robert ?Rob? Pruitt is an American post-pop artist who explores American youth and consumer culture. Working in painting, installation, and sculpture, he does not have a single style or medium. His pieces are humorous but seductive; critics debate whether he celebrates or critiques commercial culture. While he uses pop culture imagery, his work is intensely personal and biographical. He describes his oeuvre thus: ?If you look back at everything I've ever done, there's a basic formula of taking minimalist configurations and then plastering trash culture right on top of this minimalist building block." Pruitt has exhibited extensively in New York and internationally; in 2013 the Aspen Art Museum held his mid-career retrospective. 

January 1st, 1964 in Washington, D.C. (Age 60)