Born in Cleveland in 1944, Ruppersberg started to exhibit internationally in the 1970s, including one-person exhibitons at such venues as Le Magasin, Grenoble (1996); De Appel, Amsterdam (1973); and Pasadena Art Museum (1970). He recently created a large-scale installation for the 2003 Ljubljana Biennial. He lives and works in New York and Los Angeles.