Ed Ruscha

Courtesy of the Artist and Gagosian Gallery

This work is in excellent condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse to the backing board in multiple places. The sheet is deckled on the top, right, and bottom edges. There is some stray medium noted in the margins, due to the artist's working method. Framed under Plexiglas.
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Through a tradition of exceptional exhibitions grounded by a succession of prominent directors, the museum shares a strong relationship with American Art. Since the 1960s, the Moderna Museet has been a key institution for the creative dialogue between artists in Europe and in the United States, introducing such American artists as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg to the European audience. It is the museum’s aspiration to continue this transatlantic conversation and to widen the international outlook.

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With the help of the AFMM, the museum has been able to acquire works by some of today’s leading American artists. The museum hopes to intensify this endeavor and wants to broaden the perspective to include works by key artists from across the globe.

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