AB[500] · Artist bibliography

Cole Sternberg: links

Selected sources trace Sternberg’s generative releases, environmental processes, exhibitions, civic projects, criticism, and archives.

19 sources · last updated 2026-07-11

In the AB[500]: Art Blocks

Sternberg introduces the summer project through extreme heat, ecological fear, and generative form.

artist statement ↗ collection · 2023

Interviews

Flavorwire discusses Sternberg’s education, early exhibitions, mixed media, and textual strategies.

Flavorwire ↗ interview · 2009

Metal Magazine addresses Sternberg’s 22-day Pacific voyage and the environmental production of his paintings.

Metal Magazine ↗ interview · 2016

Autre examines Sternberg’s legal background and his conception of the Free Republic of California.

Autre ↗ interview · 2021

Sleek considers the relationship between Sternberg’s painting process and environmental forces.

Sleek ↗ interview · 2017

The Vale Magazine discusses the campus-wide environmental project thirsty while drowning.

The Vale Magazine ↗ interview · 2022

Press and criticism

Surface presents Sternberg’s account of a focal work associated with FREESTATE.

Surface ↗ press · 2024

LAist examines an earlier body of work built from celebrity media and social content.

LAist ↗ press · 2011

Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles analyzes the political language and communal ambitions of FREESTATE.

Carla ↗ criticism · 2021

Museums and institutions

ESMoA documents the duration, curatorship, installations, and public programs of FREESTATE.

ESMoA ↗ museum exhibition · 2020

Villanova University describes Sternberg’s campus-wide exhibition focused on environmental sustainability.

Villanova University ↗ institutional feature · 2023

Galleries and exhibitions

Ocula documents Sternberg’s solo debut in Asia, including 11 paintings and a feature-length film.

Ocula ↗ exhibition · 2022

Yeo Workshop’s catalogue situates Sternberg’s work within the ecological concerns of Threads and Tensions.

Yeo Workshop ↗ catalogue · 2021

The artist’s exhibition archive gathers documentation and institutional links for previous presentations.

exhibition archive ↗ archive · 2026

Essays, talks and podcasts

The Generosity as Medium interview surveys Sternberg’s studio practice, Pacific voyage, civic project, and working methods.

studio interview ↗ talk · 2020

Profiles and archives

Raster aggregates Cole Sternberg's tokenized works across platforms.

Raster ↗ profile · ongoing

Yeo Workshop’s artist document provides a biography and exhibition history for Sternberg.

Yeo Workshop ↗ profile · 2020

The artist’s image archive documents installations, paintings, and works from FREESTATE and other projects.

image archive ↗ archive · 2026

Video

ESMoA’s FREESTATE record includes a virtual tour and an archive of public programs.

FREESTATE virtual tour ↗ video · 2020