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ED RUSCHA: PSYCHO SPAGHETTI WESTERNS
(RUSCHA, EDWARD). Ferguson, Russell. Beverly Hills, CA: Gagosian Gallery, 2011. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Printed Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (72pp), profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Simon Johnston Design. This is the beautifully produced catalogue issued in conjunction with a 2011 Gagosian Gallery Beverly Hills show of recent large scale paintings Ed Ruscha - his first painting exhibition in Los Angeles in twelve years. entitled "Psycho Spaghetti Westerns" are a surreal extension of the ideas that motivated the artist's "Course of Empire" series, documenting the effects of time on landscape in a manner that is both empirical and metaphorically charged, creating finely nuanced exercises in perception and memory that he describes as "waste and retrieval". Each of the ten exhibited works is reproduced along with gallery installations shots. A brand new, most handsome example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 1-935263-40-4 Inventory Number: 026753