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© Ed Ruscha

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HOLLYWOOD TANTRUM 1979
  • Artist Rooms
During the mid 1970s, Ruscha made a series of drawings in pastel using pithy phrases set against a field of colour. The sentences and phrases evoke American vernacular and slang, draw attention to a particular experience of the artist, or recall the excesses of Hollywood culture. This work brings to mind the cliché of the demanding Hollywood diva, and is one of numerous works which shows the artist’s ongoing concern with the culture of his adopted hometown of Los Angeles.

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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. AR00059
  • Medium Pastel on paper
  • Size 58.40 x 73.70 cm (framed: 73.00 x 87.00 x 4.00 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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