A Portrait of Jack Rutberg: Los Angeles Gallerist, Collector, Art World Maverick

"You have to be careful when you read things. Most of what you read is wrong, anyway," Jack Rutberg responded to a question I had asked regarding a magazine article about him and his gallery. "If you ever read an article about something you know about, you will be staggered at how wrong it can be." Rutberg was showing me his current exhibition for a review I was writing. I was beginning to feel apprehensive of his outspoken mistrust for writers. Having frequented his gallery for years, I was eag...