First Comprehensive U.S. Museum Survey of Dennis Hopper Opens at MOCA

LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), presents Dennis Hopper Double Standard, the first comprehensive survey exhibition of Dennis Hopper’s artistic career to be mounted by a North American museum, July 11 through September 26, 2010, at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Best known for his work in film, Hopper produced an oeuvre of remarkable breadth that blurs the boundaries between art, film, and popular culture. The exhibition will trace the evolution of Hopper’s artistic output [...]

Moderna Museet Presents Paintings from the Last Five Decades by Ed Ruscha

STOCKHOLM.- Ed Ruscha, born in 1937, is an icon of modern art and exceedingly prolific to this day. His paintings are ambiguous and provocative, recycling scraps from popular culture and redefining established genres. Is he one of the first pop artists, a trail-blazer of conceptual art, a late surrealist, a pioneer of postmodernism, or a bit of everything, all rolled into one? Ed Ruscha started out in graphic design, photography and film-making; ever since he left the Midwest for California, [...]

Artwork from the Collection of Henry T. Hopkins on the Auction Block in May

LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields will present contemporary art from California artists during the Made in California sale on May 3, 2010. Artwork by internationally known artists such as Ruth Asawa, Joan Brown, Gordon Onslow Ford, Sam Francis, Robert Graham, Manuel Neri, Nathan Oliveira, David Park, Edward Ruscha, Wayne Thiebaud and Peter Voulkos will be offered. The oldest and largest auction house of the West Coast, Bonhams & Butterfields continues to achieve exceptional prices for California art. “The influence [...]

Overview of Ed Ruscha’s Paintings from the Last Five Decades at Haus der Kunst in Munich

MUNICH.- The exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of Ruscha’s paintings from the last five decades. The focus the selection of works share is the constants in Ruscha’s artistic endeavors: the attention he pays to words and word-paintings. Also apparent is his analytical approach to painting, which, time and again, results in a revision of his formal methods. And finally, by omitting additional artistic forms of expressions that Ed Ruscha also employs, the exhibition demonstrates how his experience with drawing, photograph [...]

Gagosian Presents Major Group Exhibition Celebrating JG Ballard’s “Crash”

LONDON.- Gagosian Gallery London will present “Crash,” a major group exhibition opening on 11 February 2010, which takes its title from the famous novel by JG Ballard. Ballard’s novels stand among the most visionary, provocative literature of the twentieth century, with his ominous predictions regarding the fate of Western culture and his insights into the dark psychopathology of the human race. This exhibition is a response to the enormous impact and enduring cultural significance of his work, following his death [...]

Haus der Kunst to Show “Ed Ruscha: 50 Years of Painting”

MUNICH.- The exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of Ruscha’s paintings from the last five decades. The focus the selection of works share is the constants in Ruscha’s artistic endeavors: the attention he pays to words and word-paintings. Also apparent is his analytical approach to painting, which, time and again, results in a revision of his formal methods. And finally, by omitting additional artistic forms of expressions that Ed Ruscha also employs, the exhibition demonstrates how his experience with drawing, photograph [...]