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33 words that pop out of the art

Or, Ruscha to judgment

Benjamin Errett
Nov 16, 2023
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What’s this painting trying to say? That’s an unnecessary question at Now Then, a new retrospective of Ed Ruscha’s pop art at the MoMA in New York, because his paintings shout their meanings.

Oof!

Won’t!

Tulsa Slut!

Palindrome is where my heart is, so I adored this show.

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