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Ed Ruscha

Los Angeles. Then and Now

November 3, 2012 – December 15, 2012

In 1973, Ruscha first documented Hollywood Boulevard, producing two continuous panoramic views of the north and south sides of the street. Loading a continuous strip of black & white 35mm film into his motor-drive Nikon F2 and then mounting it on a tripod in the bed of a pickup truck, Ruscha drove back and forth across the entire length of the street, shooting it frame-by-frame. The negatives were developed, but never published.

In 2004, the artist re-shot Hollywood Boulevard with the same type of camera equipment, but this time on 35mm color- negative film. In Then & Now (2005), the original 1973 panoramic images run parallel to their 2004 versions, displaying the changes that have occurred over three decades.

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Works

Then & Now, 2005

Then & Now, 2005

Ed Ruscha

The Sunset Strip #1 (Filthy McNasty’s), 1976

The Sunset Strip #1 (Filthy McNasty’s), 1976

Ed Ruscha

The Sunset Strip #2 (Gazzarri’s Supper Club), 1976

The Sunset Strip #2 (Gazzarri’s Supper Club), 1976

Ed Ruscha

The Sunset Strip #3 (Greenblatt’s Deli), 1976

The Sunset Strip #3 (Greenblatt’s Deli), 1976

Ed Ruscha

The Sunset Strip #4 (Liquor Locker), 1976

The Sunset Strip #4 (Liquor Locker), 1976

Ed Ruscha

The Sunset Strip #5 (Schwab’s Pharmacy), 1976

The Sunset Strip #5 (Schwab’s Pharmacy), 1976

Ed Ruscha

The Sunset Strip #6 (Whiskey A-Go-Go), 1976

The Sunset Strip #6 (Whiskey A-Go-Go), 1976

Ed Ruscha

Vacant Lots (1970-2003)

Vacant Lots (1970-2003)

Ed Ruscha

Roof Top View #1, Roof Top View 50 Years Later #1

Roof Top View #1, Roof Top View 50 Years Later #1

Ed Ruscha

Roof Top View #2, Roof Top View 50 Years Later #2, 1961 (2003) & 2012

Roof Top View #2, Roof Top View 50 Years Later #2, 1961 (2003) & 2012

Ed Ruscha

Roof Top View #3, Roof Top View 50 Years Later #3, 1961 (2003) & 2012

Roof Top View #3, Roof Top View 50 Years Later #3, 1961 (2003) & 2012

Ed Ruscha

Roof Top View #4, Roof Top View 50 Years Later #4, 1961 (2003) & 2012

Roof Top View #4, Roof Top View 50 Years Later #4, 1961 (2003) & 2012

Ed Ruscha

Roof Top View #5, Roof Top View 50 Years Later #5, 1961 (2003) & 2012

Roof Top View #5, Roof Top View 50 Years Later #5, 1961 (2003) & 2012

Ed Ruscha

Roof Top View #6, Roof Top View 50 Years Later #6, 1961 (2003) & 2012

Roof Top View #6, Roof Top View 50 Years Later #6, 1961 (2003) & 2012

Ed Ruscha

14 Books in Custom Book Box, 1963-2000

14 Books in Custom Book Box, 1963-2000

Ed Ruscha