Judith Rodenbeck

Judith F. Rodenbeck (b. Nov. 26, 1960)[1] is an American art and cultural historian. She is a professor in the Department of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Riverside, and a former editor-in-chief of Art Journal.[2] Rodenbeck is a leading scholar on Allan Kaprow and a contributor to public discourse on contemporary performance art.[3][4][5][6]

Rodenbeck received a Ph.D. in art history from Columbia University in 2003.[7] She also holds an M.A. in Art History from Columbia, a BFA in Studio for Interrelated Media from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and B.A .in the History of Art and English from Yale University.[8] Before joining the faculty at UC Riverside in 2014, she was the Noble Foundation Chair in Art and Cultural History at Sarah Lawrence College.[9]

In addition to serving as the editor of Art Journal from 2007 to 2010, Rodenbeck is a contributor to Brooklyn Rail[10] and Artforum.[3][9][11] She is the co-editor of Experiments in the Everyday: Allan Kaprow and Robert Watts (1999) and author of Radical Prototypes: Allan Kaprow and the Invention of Happenings (2011).[4] Her public speaking engagements have included panels at the Museum of Modern Art,[12] the New Museum,[13] the Institute for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles,[14] and California Museum of Photography.[15]

Rodenbeck has received grants and fellowships from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts[16] and the American Council for Learned Societies.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Rodenbeck, Judith F." Library of Congress Linked Data Services. Archived from the original on 2025-04-27. Retrieved 2026-07-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ↑ Rodenbeck, Judith (2015-08-31). "Bookshelf: Judith Rodenbeck". Art Journal Open. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  3. 1 2 Rodenbeck, Judith; Samaras, Lucas; Lacy, Suzanne; Kelley, Jeff (2006-06-01). "ALLAN KAPROW: LIFE LIKE ART". Artforum. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  4. 1 2 Holert, Tom (2012-02-01). "Judith F. Rodenbeck's Radical Prototypes". Artforum. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  5. ↑ "What's Wrong With Technological Art vs. the Maker Faire". Hyperallergic. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  6. ↑ "Tania Bruguera Detained in Havana". Artnet News. 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  7. ↑ "PhD Alumni/ae (2000–present): Current Positions". Department of Art History & Archaeology, Columbia University. Retrieved 2026-07-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ↑ "Judith F. Rodenbeck". profiles.ucr.edu. UCR Profiles. Retrieved 2026-07-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. 1 2 Rodenbeck, Judith (2006-06-01). "Judith Rodenbeck". Artforum. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  10. ↑ "Contributor: Judith Rodenbeck". Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  11. ↑ Rodenbeck, Judith (2011-05-01). "Yayoi Kusama". Artforum. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  12. ↑ "The House Is the Body: A Wandering Discourse on Lygia Clark | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  13. ↑ "Panel Discussion: "What's Wrong with Technological Art?"". The New Museum. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  14. ↑ "Boxing Philosophical: Is Authorship a Creation Myth?". Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  15. ↑ "Fariba Hajamadi in Conversation with Judith Rodenbeck". PBS SoCal. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  16. ↑ "Judith Rodenbeck - Grantees - Arts Writers Grant". www.artswriters.org. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  17. ↑ "Judith F. Rodenbeck". ACLS. Retrieved 2026-07-22.