The Drawings of Ed Ruscha
dal 24/6/2004 al 26/9/2004
Segnalato da
Whitney Museum of American Art
24/6/2004
The Drawings of Ed Ruscha
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Ruscha has redefined the way we see the urban landscape of Los Angeles and the American landscape as a whole. 'Cotton Puffs, Q-tips (r), Smoke and Mirrors' highlights the artist's genius for the deadpan and wry juxtaposition of words and objects. Featuring more than 200 works from the past four decades. The exhibition is curated by independent curator Margit Rowell
Cotton Puffs, Q-tips (r), Smoke and Mirrors
Long regarded as an American master, Ed Ruscha has redefined the way we
see the urban landscape of Los Angeles and the American landscape as a
whole. Cotton Puffs, Q-tips (r), Smoke and Mirrors: The Drawings of Ed Ruscha,
the first museum retrospective of Ruscha's drawings, highlights the artist's
genius for the deadpan and wry juxtaposition of words and objects. Featuring
more than 200 works from the past four decades, the exhibition is on view at the
Whitney through September 26, 2004, before traveling to Los Angeles and
Washington, DC.
The exhibition is curated by independent curator Margit Rowell, who notes,
''Ruscha's work includes paintings, photographs, prints, books and films,
but his works on paper are perhaps his richest vein. His unique media,
techniques and letterforms are of his own invention, whereas his singular
photographic vision is evident in his crisp or soft-focus renderings of
words and images.''
A CONCURRENT SHOW OF RUSCHA'S PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE WHITNEY
An exhibition of Ruscha's photographs runs concurrently with the display
of the artist's drawings. Organized to celebrate the Whitney's recent
acquisition of a remarkable group of Ruscha's photographs, Ed Ruscha and
Photography, curated by Sylvia Wolf, the Whitney's Sondra Gilman Curator
of Photography, includes more than ninety original prints, many of which
have never been published or exhibited before.
The museum is located at 945 Madison Avenue, New York City.
Museum hours are: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., closed Monday and Tuesday.