Tate Liverpool, Liverpool
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From parking lots and gas stations to swimming pools and diners, explore the work of influential American artist Ed Ruscha.
Inspired by his travels by car, including the journey from his hometown of Oklahoma to Los Angeles, Ruscha depicts the vast open space of the US and invites you to look at his surroundings. This free display includes books, photographs, paintings, drawings, and lithographs, capturing the architecture, geography and image of the USA.
You'll see his 1963 book Twentysix Gasoline Stations, which features photographs of petrol stations along Route 66, photographs from his 'Sunset Strip Portfolio' including Filthy McNasty's, as well as some of his text-based artworks such as OK (State I) 1990 and Dance? 1973.