Ed Ruscha and the Great
American West is
an exhibition that explores the artist’s engagement with our region and its
starring role in our national mythology.
This
world-premiere exhibition has been organized by the Fine Arts Museum of San
Francisco, and includes 99 works by one of the world’s most influential and
critically acclaimed artists.
The
Fine Arts Museums have a long relationship with Ruscha, having acquired the
artist’s complete graphic archive in 2000, including all published editions of
his prints and a pledge to receive those made in the future.
The
Museums also commissioned an expanded triptych of the painting A particular Kind of Heaven for the opening of the de
Young’s new building in 2005. This exhibition draws heavily from the
institution’s permanent collections, while reinforcing a commitment to bringing
major exhibitions of postwar American art to audiences in the Bay Area.
“Ruscha
is adept at using all media, including prints, drawings, photographs, paintings
and artist books, to explore different subjects or themes over time,” says
Karin Breuer, curator in charge of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts at
the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and organizing curator of the exhibition.
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