Synopses & Reviews
Since his first road trip in 1956, driving from Oklahoma City to Los Angeles, Ed Ruscha has continued to muse on America as seen from the road: I like being in the car, and seeing things from that vantage point, he has said. Sometimes I give myself assignments to go out on the road and explore different ideas. My books are an example of that. Consisting of around 75 works spanning the artist's entire career, Ed Ruscha: Road Tested includes many of the famous aforementioned artist's books, including Twenty-Six Gasoline Stations, Real Estate Opportunities, Some Los Angeles Apartments, Thirty-Four Parking Lots and the groundbreaking artist's book Every Building on the Sunset Strip; some of Ruscha's most iconic paintings, such as the Standard Stations and the Hollywood Signs, as well as paintings inspired by street names and road signs; and his exploration of the topography of greater Los Angeles in paintings that depict aerial grids of the city, as well as various southern California horizons and sunsets. Also examined here is the rarely seen Ruscha film Miracle (1975), which tells the story of a mechanic whose obsessive repair of the carburetor on a 1965 Mustang dooms his date with a beautiful woman. The first-ever treatment of a primary theme in the artist's career, Road Tested at last gives Ed Ruscha his own road show.
Ed Ruscha (born 1937) has made pioneering work in the media of painting, printmaking, drawing, bookmaking, photography and film since 1958. Associated in the early 1960s with the Ferus Gallery, Ruscha was included in Walter Hopps' landmark Pop art show New Painting of Common Objects, at the Pasadena Art Museum in 1962. His painting career was recently surveyed in Ed Ruscha: Fifty Years of Painting (D.A.P., 2010).
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A comprehensive look at the breadth and depth of the work of one of Americaandrsquo;s most influential abstract artists
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This comprehensive look at one of Americaandrsquo;s most influential abstract artists includes his seminal
Black Paintings, recent high-relief aluminum works, a previously unpublished group of drawings, and a fascinating interview with Stella himself.
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This landmark catalogue presents a retrospective study of Frank Stella (b. 1936), one of the most important figures in 20th-century American art. Showcasing works from all of his major series, the book surveys the full sweep of Stellaandrsquo;s career, from his artistic beginnings in high school and college to today.
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The bookandrsquo;s spectacular plate section comprises more than 100 works, including paintings, sculptures, reliefs, and works on paper. Notable inclusions are his seminal Black Paintings, recent high-relief aluminum works, and a selection of drawings, maquettes, and digital renderingsandmdash;many of which are reproduced here for the first timeandmdash;that offer fresh insight into Stellaandrsquo;s thinking and process. Essays discuss topics such as the artistandrsquo;s early years at Phillips Academy in Andover and Princeton University, and his late-career architectural pieces created with the aid of computer software. An interview with Stella conducted by American painter Laura Owens allows Stella to illuminate his artistic practice in his own words. Additional resources include a chronology with extensive bibliographic and exhibition references. This definitive publication is the most thorough examination to date of Stellaandrsquo;s astounding contributions in all media, which cement his role as one of the most important practitioners of modern abstraction.and#160;
About the Author
Michael Auping is chief curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas.and#160;Jordan Kantor is professor of fine arts at California College of the Arts, San Francisco. Adam D. Weinbergand#160;is Alice Pratt Brown Director at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.and#160;Laura Owens is a painter based in Los Angeles.