Ed Ruscha - now then : a retrospective / Christophe Cherix with Ana Torok and Kiko Aebi ; additional contributions by Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, Donna Dde Salvo and Linda Norden, Michael Govan, Ellen Lupton nd Jennifer Tobias, Andrew Perchuk, Jeffrey Weiss.
Published to accompany an exhibition held at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Directors' Foreword / Glenn D. Lowry and Michael Govan -- The Information Man / Ed Ruscha -- A Panoramic View of Time / Christophe Cherix -- Where There's Smoke... / Michael Govan -- Not Just Rooms and Right Angles / Donna De Salvo and Linda Norden -- Twentysix Gasoline Stations, 1962 / Benjamin H. D. Buchloh -- Words in Space / Jeffrey Weiss -- Production: Eddie Russia / Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Tobias -- The Contested Streets of Los Angeles / Andrew Perchuk.
Summary:
Spanning 65 years of Ed Ruscha's remarkable career and mirroring his own cross-disciplinary approach, Ed Ruscha / Now Then features over 250 objects, produced from 1958 to the present, including paintings, drawings, prints, films, photographs, artist's books and installations. Published to accompany the most comprehensive presentation of the artist's work to date, and his first solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, this richly illustrated catalog highlights Ruscha's most acclaimed works alongside lesser-known aspects of his practice. Essays by an interdisciplinary group of contributors examine Ruscha's work under a new light, beyond the categories of Pop and Conceptual art with which he has traditionally been associated, to present fresh perspectives on one of the most influential figures in postwar American art. Taken together, they underscore Ruscha's singular contributions, including his material exploration of language, experiments with unconventional mediums--such as gunpowder, chocolate or chewing tobacco--and his groundbreaking self-published books. Supplemented by an illustrated chronology and exhibition history, this publication captures the ceaseless reinvention that has defined his prolific, six-decade career.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.