"Ed Ruscha: OKLA," the second major exhibition in Oklahoma Contemporary’s new $30 million home, is believed to be the first solo exhibit of Ruscha's work in the seminal artist’s home state and hometown.
Ed Ruscha is considered the King of California Cool, the unofficial artist laureate of Los Angeles and an iconic American artist.
But he's also a Northwest Classen High School graduate who grew up in Oklahoma City and has never stopped digging into his Oklahoma roots for artistic inspiration.
"Ed Ruscha unarguably is one of the most influential living artists American or otherwise on the planet. He's been creating a massive body of work encompassing a variety of different media and disciplines since the early 1960s. The artist is in his 80s currently, and he's still very actively producing work. . Of course, a lot of his work is closely tied to the idea or culture of Los Angeles. But that narrative misses a pretty