Edward Ruscha
This slim catalogue was published in 1970 to accompany Ed Ruscha’s Paris solo debut at Galerie Alexandre Iolas, which featured paintings from his then-new “liquid word” series (1966–69). In each of these iconic works, Ruscha renders a single word in liquid form, using a trompe l’oeil technique that adds to the verbal-visual pairing’s beauty and strangeness. “I started making little setups on tables,” he explained, “and painting them, using syrup, and studying what happens.” Over the course of several years, he portrayed other liquids too, including oil and raspberry jam, and several paintings from the series were later acquired by major American museums including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Art Institute of Chicago. In addition to color reproductions of the works in the exhibition, the book includes an essay by art historian Henry T. Hopkins.
Publisher: Alexandre Iolas, Paris
Publication date: 1970
Contributor: Henry T. Hopkins
Format: Softcover
Dimensions: 9 5/8 × 11 inches (24.4 × 27.9 cm)
Pages: 48
Language: English
