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I PLEAD INSANITY BECAUSE I'M JUST CRAZY ABOUT THAT LITTLE GIRL
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? Ed Ruscha

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I PLEAD INSANITY BECAUSE I'M JUST CRAZY ABOUT THAT LITTLE GIRL 1976
  • Artist Rooms
During the mid 1970s, Ruscha made a series of drawings in pastel using pithy phrases set against fields of colour. The sentences and phrases evoke American vernacular and slang, draw attention to a particular experience, or recall the excesses of Hollywood culture. The bright pink background in this work seems to suggest an amusing narrative. However, taken out of context, this particular sentence creates a sense of ambiguity, and could be either humorous or sinister.

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Pastel

A drawing material made from ground pigment bound with enough gum or resin to hold it together in a stick, often smudged on paper to produce soft, atmospheric effects.

Pastel

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  • Acc. No. AR00053
  • Medium Pastel on paper
  • Size 57.80 x 73.00 cm
  • Credit ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Acquired jointly through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008

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