
Pico, Hoover, Alvarado
1999
A sweeping panoramic view of three Los Angeles street names rendered in Ruscha's signature bold, receding typography against a hazy, atmospheric backdrop. The words "Pico," "Hoover," and "Alvarado" drift across the composition in a cool, detached manner, evoking the vast, sun-bleached sprawl of the city's street grid. Ruscha transforms the mundane language of urban navigation into a poetic meditation on place, identity, and the mythology of Los Angeles.
- Medium
- acrylic on paper
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session
November 15, 2017
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