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Ed Ruscha - now then : a retrospective / Christophe Cherix with Ana Torok and Kiko Aebi ; additional contributions by Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Donna De Salvo and Linda Norden, Michael Govan, Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Tobias, Andrew Perchuk, Jeffrey Weiss.
LIBRA N6537.R87 A4 2023
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- Author/Creator:
- Cherix, Christophe, author.
- Török, Ana, author.
- Aebi, Kiko, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ruscha, Edward--Exhibitions.
- Ruscha, Edward.
- Ruscha, Edward--Themes, motives.
- Ruscha, Edward--Criticism and interpretation.
- Ruscha, Edward--Catalogues raisonnés.
- Art, American--20th century--21st century--Exhibitions.
- Art, American.
- Art, Modern--20th century--21st century--Exhibitions.
- Art, Modern.
- Mixed media (Art)--20th century--21st century.
- Mixed media (Art).
- Installations (Art)--20th century--21st century.
- Installations (Art).
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 335 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits (some color) ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- Now then
- Place of Publication:
- New York : The Museum of Modern Art, [2023]
- 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.
- 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 ; On the paper route / Ana Torok ; Plates 1958-1963 ; Chronology / Ana Torok
- Twentysix Gasoline Stations, 1962 / Benjamin H.D. Buchloh ; Torn, poured, discarded / Ana Torok ; Plates 1964-1969 ; Chronology / Ana Torok
- Words in Space / Jeffrey Weiss ; Blind faith / Ana Torok ; Plates 1970-1984 ; Chronology / Ana Torok
- Production: Eddie Russia / Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Tobias ; Hollywood dreams / Ana Torok ; Plates 1985-1997 ; Chronology / Kiko Aebi
- The Contested Streets of Los Angeles / Andrew Perchuk ; Speculative geology / Kiko Aebi ; Plates 1998-2022 ; Chronology / Kiko Aebi
- Checklist of the exhibition.
- Notes:
- Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Ed Ruscha / Now, Then" held at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 10, 2023-January 13, 2024, and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, April 7-October 6, 2024.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781633451506
- 163345150X
- OCLC:
- 1393178660
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