Ed Ruscha: Paintings (Rome)

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This book was published on the occasion of Ed Ruscha: Paintings at Gagosian, Rome. The exhibition featured ten paintings in which Ruscha’s signature elements are combined with the visual devices and refined atmosphere of old master paintings to present a dystopian perspective on the classic road trip. In Gators (2014), meticulously rendered images of shredded tires float against a blank white background, while in Bliss Bucket (2014), a mattress with rumpled bedding lies beneath a giant musical bar with treble…