Tag: “Ed Ruscha / Now Then”

First Ruscha retrospective in 20 years opens April 7 at LACMA
The Impressionists painted flowers and lush landscapes, and Rembrandt mastered self-portraits. Ed Ruscha’s palette, however, has been his adopted home, Los Angeles, depicting a mixture of commercial advertising, entertainment and the words and images of everyday American life. Paintings of a can of Spam, a Standard gas station and the Hollywood sign are among some […]

‘Oscar Night;’ exhibits on Museum Row; Free-For-All March 23
See art from around the world, crafts made by local artists, Ice Age animals come to life and Oscar-winning movies — all at the world-class museums on the Miracle Mile Here is a sampling of what’s being offered: What better way to celebrate Hollywood’s biggest night (Sun., March 10) than at the Academy Museum of […]