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Untitled, 1984

106.7 X 73 inch

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Ed Ruscha Open Book With Worm Holes lithograph showing an open book with scattered small holes across white pages, emphasizing minimalism.

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Lithograph // Ed Ruscha’s Open Book With Worm Holes (2012) is a minimalist lithograph that plays with the concept of literature and decay. The artwork depicts an open book, its pages stark white, interrupted only by a series of small, scattered worm holes punctuating the surface. The simplicity of the composition highlights Ruscha’s fascination with books and text, yet the inclusion of worm holes suggests themes of impermanence and time's effects on objects of knowledge. The restrained color palette—dominated by white and subtle brown hues for the book’s cover—emphasizes the conceptual nature of the piece. Produced in an edition of 90, the lithograph invites viewers to consider the fragility and transience of information and objects that seem permanent.

Artwork Copyright © Ed Ruscha

Ed Ruscha

Open Book With Worm Holes, 2012

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Lithograph // Ed Ruscha’s Open Book With Worm Holes (2012) is a minimalist lithograph that plays with the concept of literature and decay. The artwork depicts an open book, its pages stark white, interrupted only by a series of small, scattered worm holes punctuating the surface. The simplicity of the composition highlights Ruscha’s fascination with books and text, yet the inclusion of worm holes suggests themes of impermanence and time's effects on objects of knowledge. The restrained color palette—dominated by white and subtle brown hues for the book’s cover—emphasizes the conceptual nature of the piece. Produced in an edition of 90, the lithograph invites viewers to consider the fragility and transience of information and objects that seem permanent.

Artwork Copyright © Ed Ruscha
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