American · 1937 – present
Ed Ruscha
Pop ArtConceptual
Chronicler of the American West and its words: gas stations, Hollywood signs and laconic phrases painted with deadpan cool since the 1960s.
Best-known works
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Where to see the work
- —MoMA, New York
- —Tate Modern, London
- —LACMA, Los Angeles
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