Ed Ruscha

Sunliners
January 7 – February 3

A monochromatic art piece featuring a transparent drinking glass centered against a dark, textured background. The glass is empty and rendered with detailed reflections, giving it a lifelike appearance. The simplicity of the composition highlights the glass's form.

A transparent glass cup is depicted against a textured, speckled gray background. The image has a minimalist and abstract feel, with small crescent shapes scattered around the glass on the background.

A minimalistic, black-and-white art piece depicting a transparent glass floating against a textured, grainy background. The glass casts a subtle shadow, enhancing the sense of depth and contrast in the composition.

A realistic painting of an empty, transparent glass cup set against a vertically striped dark background. The glass appears to be suspended, with reflections indicating light sources. The background's stripes vary in intensity, adding depth to the composition.

A realistic drawing features two empty, transparent glasses against a dark, horizontally-striped background. The glasses, one larger and one smaller, appear suspended in mid-air, creating a sense of depth and contrast within the composition.

A minimalist art piece depicting a large glass and a smaller glass side by side on a dark gradient background, giving a sense of levitation and contrast. The glasses are transparent and outlined with a soft glow.

A drawing of a transparent glass filled with water is centered against a dark, striated background. The simple, minimalist composition emphasizes the glass and its contents, creating a stark contrast with the textured backdrop.

Press Release

Richard Levy Gallery is pleased present Sunliners, by internationally renowned artist Ed Ruscha. This exhibition comprises a portfolio of 7 aquatint/etchings that are signed and numbered by Ed Ruschaand released as an edition of 50.

This portfolio was published by Pace Prints and printed on Hahnemuhle paper at Atelier Crommelynek in Paris. Ruscha worked on the plates at Crommelynek’s studio in New York. Plates for the glasses are sugar lift aquatints with varied bites from light to deep creating the most subtle reflections of light. Each depicts one or two glasses centered on an intaglio ground of deep greens, blues, or blacks and were created with different intaglio techniques.

Since the 60’s, Ed Ruscha has earned an enviable reputation within the art world and is associated at the forefront of the pop art movement. His work has been seen in countless exhibitions around the world and been collected by many major museums including London’s Tate Gallery and The New York Museum of Modern Art.

For more information or images, please call the gallery at (505) 766-9888.

Dates: January 7 – February 3, 2001
Reception: January 19, 5–9 pm
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 am–4 pm
Location: 514 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Contact: 505.766.9888, info@levygallery.com, www.levygallery.com @levygallery