Edward Ruscha American, b. 1937

Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) is a seminal American artist whose work helped define the Pop Art movement and Conceptual Art on the West Coast. After moving to Los Angeles in 1956, he studied at the Chouinard Art Institute (now CalArts), where he developed a distinctive style that blends commercial aesthetics with fine art. Ruscha is best known for his word paintings, deadpan photography, and artist books such as Every Building on the Sunset Strip and Twenty-Six Gasoline Stations. His work often explores the intersection of language, landscape, and American culture, using irony and minimalism to elevate the ordinary. Ruscha’s art is held in major collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, and he continues to live and work in California.

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