{"product_id":"ed-ruscha-now-then-a-retrospective-hardcover","title":"Ed Ruscha \/ Now Then: A Retrospective - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEd Ruscha\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eKiko Aebi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChristophe Cherix\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sweeping cross-media survey of Ruscha's six-decade career, from paintings and works on paper to photographs and artist's books, with essays by leading scholars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning 65 years of Ed Ruscha's remarkable career and mirroring his own cross-disciplinary approach, \u003ci\u003eEd Ruscha \/ Now Then\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eEssays 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Ruscha\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1937) was raised in Oklahoma City and moved to Los Angeles in 1956, where he attended the Chouinard Art Institute (now CalArts). First showing with the Ferus Gallery in the early 1960s, Ruscha was included in Walter Hopps' landmark Pop art show \u003ci\u003eNew Painting of Common Objects\u003c\/i\u003e at the Pasadena Art Museum in 1962. He has since shown his work extensively, most recently in several medium-specific museum surveys, including the 2004 exhibition \u003ci\u003eCotton Puffs, Q-Tips(R), Smoke and Mirrors: The Drawings of Ed Ruscha\u003c\/i\u003e at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, which traveled to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, and the 2009 exhibition \u003ci\u003eEd Ruscha: Fifty Years of Painting\u003c\/i\u003e at the Hayward Gallery, London, which traveled to the Haus der Kunst, Munich, and Moderna Museet, Stockholm. In 2005, he represented the United States at the 51st Venice Biennale. Ruscha lives and works in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 10.6 x 9.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764542865696,"sku":"9781633451506","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a112a6990fa443690fc71eee88412890.webp?v=1780251579","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ed-ruscha-now-then-a-retrospective-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}