Main entry:

Engberg, Siri.

Title & Author:

Edward Ruscha : editions, 1959-1999 : catalogue raisonné / [catalogue and] essays by Siri Engberg and Clive Phillpot.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Minneapolis : Walker Art Center, 1999.

Description:

2 volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Title from v. 2.
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minn., June 12-Sept. 5, 1999, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, Calif., June 4-Aug. 28, 2000, and the University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, Fla., Oct. 6, 2000-Jan. 5, 2001.
Issued in slipcase.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
v. 1.--Prints, books, misc. -- v. 2. Essays, entries, info.
Also issued online.

Summary:

This slip-cased, two volume publication presents a comprehensive look at the print projects, editions, and artist books of Edward Ruscha. Sometimes grouped with Pop and Conceptual artists, Ruscha is more aptly placed in a category that bridges both approaches, and his influence on contemporary painting is matched only by his importance as a graphic artist. Ruscha began making editions in 1962, with the publication of an artist's book, Twenty Six Gasoline Stations. It was one of many projects to follow -- each a wordless compendium of banal photographs depicting commonplace items or locations that commented on the sterility and anonymity of the Los Angeles landscape. In the 1970s, Ruscha's unique blend of language, image, and the idea prefigured much of the "word-art" of the 80s, and suggested a linguistic wellspring that Ruscha would continue to tap in his work. This monumental book reveals the depths of Ruscha's printmaking process, and offers important insight into the unique aesthetics of a major artist. Volume One includes some 400 images, a complete catalogue raisonne of Ruscha's editioned print work. Volume Two includes illustrated essays by Siri Engberg and Clive Phillpot, a key to the raisonne the complete raisonne text entries, a bibliography, and exhibition history, as well as Ruscha's "The Information Man."

ISBN:

0935640606 (alk. paper)
9780935640601 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Ruscha, Edward Exhibitions.
Ruscha, Edward Catalogues raisonnés.
Ruscha, Edward, 1937- Exhibitions.
Ruscha, Edward Expositions.
Ruscha, Edward
Ruscha, Edward, (1937- ) Expositions.
Ruscha, Edward, (1937- ) Catalogues raisonnés.
Beeldende kunsten.

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues raisonnés.
Quotations (texts)
exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Ruscha, Edward.
Phillpot, Clive.
Purtill, Conny, book designer.
Walker Art Center.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
University of South Florida. Contemporary Art Museum.

Title on slipcase: Edward Ruscha, editions 1959-1999
Vol. 1 has title: Catalogue raisonné

Holdings:

Location: Library main 208190
Call No.: ND37.R951 E5 1999
Copy: v. 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main 208191
Call No.: ND37.R951 E5 1999
Copy: v. 2
Status: Available