ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN
ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN
Ed Ruscha has consistently held up a mirror to American society by transforming some of its defining attributes—from consumer culture and popular entertainment to the ever-changing urban landscape—into the very subject of his art. In 1956, Ruscha left Oklahoma City to study commercial art in Los Angeles, where he drew inspiration from the city’s architectural landscape—parking lots, urban streets, and apartment buildings—and colloquial language.
As his first comprehensive, cross-media retrospective in over 20 years, ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN traces Ruscha’s methods and familiar subjects throughout his career and underscores the many remarkable contributions he has made well beyond the boundaries of the art world. The exhibition includes his early works produced while traveling through Europe, his installations—such as the Chocolate Room and the Course of Empire presented at the Venice Biennale in 1970 and 2005, respectively—and his ceaseless photographic documentation of the streets of Los Angeles beginning in 1965.
Read MoreEd Ruscha has consistently held up a mirror to American society by transforming some of its defining attributes—from consumer culture and popular entertainment to the ever-changing urban landscape—into the very subject of his art. In 1956, Ruscha left Oklahoma City to study commercial art in Los Angeles, where he drew inspiration from the city’s architectural landscape—parking lots, urban streets, and apartment buildings—and colloquial language.
As his first comprehensive, cross-media retrospective in over 20 years, ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN traces Ruscha’s methods and familiar subjects throughout his career and underscores the many remarkable contributions he has made well beyond the boundaries of the art world. The exhibition includes his early works produced while traveling through Europe, his installations—such as the Chocolate Room and the Course of Empire presented at the Venice Biennale in 1970 and 2005, respectively—and his ceaseless photographic documentation of the streets of Los Angeles beginning in 1965.
ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN is co-organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Bank of America is the national sponsor of ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN
Presented by
Lead support provided by Jane and Marc Nathanson Family Foundation and Larry Gagosian.
Major support provided by Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund in memory of Dagny Corcoran, Lyn and Norman Lear, Peter Morton, The Wattis Family, and Liberty Ross and Jimmy Iovine.
Additional support provided by Judith Angerman, Fred and Laura Clarke, Contemporary Projects Endowment Fund, Tracy Lew, MaddocksBrown Foundation, Laura S. Maslon, and Sarah Meade.
Additional support provided by Judith Angerman, Fred and Laura Clarke, Contemporary Projects Endowment Fund, Tracy Lew, MaddocksBrown Foundation, Laura S. Maslon, and Sarah Meade.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation, with generous annual funding from Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Mary and Daniel James, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, Kelsey Lee Offield, Koni and Geoff Rich, Maggie Tang, Lenore and Richard Wayne, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto.
Ed Ruscha, Standard Station, 1966, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum Acquisition Fund, © Ed Ruscha, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
- Apr 7–Oct 6, 2024
- BCAM, Level 2
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ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN is co-organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Bank of America is the national sponsor of ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN
Presented by
Lead support provided by Jane and Marc Nathanson Family Foundation and Larry Gagosian.
Major support provided by Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund in memory of Dagny Corcoran, Lyn and Norman Lear, Peter Morton, The Wattis Family, and Liberty Ross and Jimmy Iovine.
Additional support provided by Judith Angerman, Fred and Laura Clarke, Contemporary Projects Endowment Fund, Tracy Lew, MaddocksBrown Foundation, Laura S. Maslon, and Sarah Meade.
Additional support provided by Judith Angerman, Fred and Laura Clarke, Contemporary Projects Endowment Fund, Tracy Lew, MaddocksBrown Foundation, Laura S. Maslon, and Sarah Meade.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation, with generous annual funding from Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Mary and Daniel James, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, Kelsey Lee Offield, Koni and Geoff Rich, Maggie Tang, Lenore and Richard Wayne, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto.
Ed Ruscha, Standard Station, 1966, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum Acquisition Fund, © Ed Ruscha, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA