Allen Ruppersberg (born 1944) is an American conceptual artist based in Los Angeles and New York City.

He is one of the first generation of American conceptual artists that changed the way art was thought about and made.

[citation needed] His work includes paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, installations and books.

[2] His work can be found in permanent collections of museums internationally, including: Ruppersberg's philosophy is to use language as a means of expression in its own right.

He drew on all the different sectors of the mass media and the consumer society from a critical viewpoint.