"Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999 "
2000-06-04 until 2000-08-27
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, CA, USA

For more than 35 years, Edward Ruscha has been not only an influential voice in postwar American painting, but also one of contemporary arts most significant graphic artists. From his first prints and artists books made in the early 1960s to his latest projects, Ruscha has created a body of editioned work that is uniquely American in both subject and sensibility. Including work from a host of international graphics workshops with which the artist has collaborated, the exhibition presents a broad range of material that not only shows strong connections to Ruschas now celebrated painting, but also evidence his fascination and experimentation with a myriad of printmaking media.

A key feature of the exhibition is a presentation of Ruschas complete book projects, a body of work that is now considered pivotal in the history of contemporary artists books.

Credits: This exhibition was organized by Walker Art Center. It is made possible by generous support from the Lannan Foundation, Daytons FrangoŽ Fund, the Broad Art Foundation, Goldman, Sachs & Co, and the Douglas S. Cramer Foundation.

The Los Angeles presentation was supported in part by AT&T and Christies. In-kind support was provided by K-MOZART Classical 105.1 FM, the official classical radio station of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

LACMA Coordinating Curator: Sharon Goodman and Victor Carlson, senior curator of prints and drawings.

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