The MOCA Makeover Nov 20, 2009
Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 4:00 PM PST DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The Museum of Contemporary Arts new exhibit features hundreds of paintings, sculptures, photographs and other works by big names like Jackson Pollock, Ed Ruscha and Jean-Michel Basquiat. But its not just size and star power that make The Collection: MOCAs First Thirty Years stand out the exhibit marks both the museums 30th anniversary and a dramatic comeback for an institution whose future was in question... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Important Works on Paper exhibition Nov 17, 2009
This exhibition includes works by Sam Francis, Shane Guffogg, David Hockney, Wassily Kandinsky, Minjung Kim, Andr; Masson, Henry Moore, Robert Motherwell, Jules Pascin, Pablo Picasso, Camille Pissarro, Larry Rivers, Ed Ruscha, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Andy Warhol ... Early in his career, Ed Ruscha served as an assistant to Sam Francis; subsequently, Shane Guffogg served as assistant to Ruscha: a blueblood lineage in the history of modern and contemporary L.A. art, brewed in the basin from... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Review: 'Visual Acoustics' a tribute to Shulman Nov 8, 2009
Among interviewees are architect Frank Gehry, artist Ed Ruscha, publisher Benedikt Taschen, actress Kelly Lynch, fashion designer Tom Ford and, extensively, Shulman himself. The Shulman we see is a man of sharp humor, with an ego to match some of the architects he worked for. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Rose Art Museum display justifies the passions Nov 5, 2009
Given what is on show, it is amazing to discover from the catalog what works were omitted: Hans Hofmann, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha, Anthony Caro, and Nam June Paik are just some of the big name artists who fell by the wayside. And it is deeply disappointing that no room was found for Hyman Bloom s extraordinary Corpse of an Elderly Male. (Boston Globe)
Texting Andy Warhol: How artists are using words to create art Oct 22, 2009
Ed Ruscha said he originally wanted to be a sign painter or make books but came to despise advertising and embraced the fine arts ... Ed Ruscha said his art came from some form of "involuntary reflex" and so "would see one word and have to make art around it". (BBC News -- UK)
Masterpieces of the Universe Oct 21, 2009
com 4 of 7 Bear Stearns/JPMorgan Chase: Sunliners 1, Ed Ruscha ... The most impressive works, by artists like Josef Albers and Ed Ruscha, were placed in the conference and dining room suite. (Slate)
A diluted president with pure taste in art Oct 9, 2009
True to form, conservative critics pounced on the Obamas' selection, zeroing in on a reddish word painting by California artist Ed Ruscha called "I Think I'll ..." as indicative of the president's fecklessness and Hamlet-like ineptitude. The painting features an internal monologue that goes: "Maybe ... Yes ... Wait a Minute ... On Second Thought, Maybe ... No... ". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The Artistic Spectrum (7) Oct 4, 2009
So get ready to check out works by Chris Burden, Mike Kelley, Jeff Koons, Barbara Kruger, Ed Moses, Laura Owens, Nancy Rubins, Ed Ruscha and many, many more. MOCA Grand Avenue is at 250 S. Grand Ave. and the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA is at 152 N. Central Ave. Information at (213) 626-6222 or. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
MOCA Announces 30th Anniversary Gala (480) Sep 18, 2009
Many of the artists featured in the collection, including Ed Ruscha, Chris Burden and Barbara Kruger, are scheduled to attend the black-tie gala. Besides the preview of the new exhibit, the event will also feature a performance piece conceived by artist Francesco Vezzoli titled Ballets Russes, which will star pop-diva Lady Gaga and dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Susan Hiller: 'The J. Street Project' Aug 9, 2009
Hiller's project continues the "typological" approach of celebrated works by artists such as Ed Ruscha, Dan Graham and Bernd and Hilla Becher. But the topical nature of her project, at once low key and fraught, makes its format freshly vivid. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Jury Hands Down Stunning $370 Million Plus Verdict Against Georges Marciano, GUESS ? Inc. Founder and Art Dealer, Announces Alain V. Bonavida Jul 29, 2009
The art allegedly stolen includes important works from renowned contemporary artists such as John Chamberlain, Ed Ruscha, Robert Rauschenberg, Jeff Wall, Jim Dine and Roy Lichtenstein. SOURCE Law Offices of Alain V. Bonavida. (PR Newswire)
Jury Hands Down Stunning $370 Million Verdict Against Georges Marciano, GUESS ? Inc. Founder and Art Dealer, Announces R. Rex Parris Jul 29, 2009
The art allegedly stolen includes important works from renowned contemporary artists such as John Chamberlain, Ed Ruscha, Robert Rauschenberg, Jeff Wall, Jim Dine and Roy Lichtenstein. Mr. Marciano's complaint against the cross-complainants was dismissed as without merit on December 31, 2008. (Primezone Releases)
FULL HIGHLIGHTS Jun 16, 2009
The discussion will likely touch on letter-drawings to Westermann by artists William Wiley, Ed Ruscha, Ken Price and a young Bruce Nauman. Free and open to the public. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Date Lines: News from the Bay Area arts scene Jun 4, 2009
At its 2009 commencement, the San Francisco Art Institute awarded honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degrees to painter Ed Ruscha and photographer Graciela Iturbide. Ruscha has been a leading artist in Los Angeles for more than 40 years and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2001. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Landscape painting shaped the direction of art for a century, then all but vanished. What happened? Mar 1, 2009
Ed Ruscha similarly offers his series of "Country Cityscapes," where touristic images of nature are overlaid with threatening quotes ("You Will Eat Hot Lead"), which are themselves blocked out by rectangles. The effect of this kind work can be powerful, and the almost didactic quality of these pictures stands in contrast to the work from younger artists - Melissa Brown, Leila Daw, and Mike Glier - who are clearly still working out how they want to paint the landscape. (Boston Globe)
HUGO BOSS PRIZE 2008: EMILY JACIR Feb 12, 2009
In addition to THE HUGO BOSS PRIZE, the company has helped to make possible the retrospectives of Matthew Barney, Georg Baselitz, Ross Bleckner, Francesco Clemente, Frank Gehry, Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Rauschenberg, and James Rosenquist; the presentation of Art in America: Now in Shanghai; the Ed Ruscha (2005) and Felix Gonzalez-Torres (2007) exhibitions in the U.S. Pavilion of the Venice Biennale; and the exhibition theanyspacewhatever (2008), featuring the works of several past finalists,... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Critic's picks - visual arts Feb 8, 2009
Curated by Laura Hoptman, senior curator at New York's New Museum, and built around a theme contrasting the spiritual with the material, this generous selection from the permanent collection of the Rose Art Museum includes stunning work by Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Andy Warhol, Philip Guston, Morris Louis, and Pablo Picasso, as well as fantastic contemporary pieces by Jim Lambie, Liam Gillick, Dana Schutz, and many more. Through April 5. (Boston Globe)
