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Ed Ruscha/Raymond Pettibon: The Holy Bible and THE END

  • An image that resembles a film still. In the top half reads the bottom half of "the end." The top half "the end" is on the bottom half of the still, as though the image is meant to move and it's been interrupted. The font is new roman.

    Raymond Pettibon/ Ed Ruscha, THE END, 2003. State II. Two-color lithograph on gray Rives BFK with a unique text by Pettibon, 17 ¼ x 21 inches. Courtesy of Hamilton Press.

  • Raymond Pettibon/ Ed Ruscha, SAFE, 1999. Two-color 5-sided lithograph. 16 ¾ x 17 inches. Courtesy of Hamilton Press.

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    Ruscha and Pettibon explore the tensions, congruencies, and associations of image and text. This exhibition represents their collaborative work on the two print series The Holy Bible and THE END. The exhibition included several states of the two collaborations—including all 27 color trial proofs of THE END with unique texts by Pettibon on each, and related artworks by both Ruscha and Pettibon.


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