Ed Ruscha, Standard Study (1963). Via Tate Modern

Currently on view at Wolverhampton Art Gallery is an exhibition of works by American artist Ed Ruscha as part of the Artist Rooms On Tour, a project which highlights works donated to the nation from the collection of Antony d’Offay in 2008. The exhibition features a small collection of esteemed paintings and drawings by the Los Angeles-based artist. One of the most renowned American artists of the last fifty years, Ruscha is associated with the Pop art movement. Fascinated by language and American West Coast Culture since the 1960s, he has incorporated his photography, books, painting and drawings with such symbolism.

 
Ed Ruscha, BLVD.-AVE.-ST. (2006). Via Tate Modern

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