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Ed Ruscha — When Buying Taxi Cab Company Always Leave Seller With One Cab To Drive
Ed Ruscha

When Buying Taxi Cab Company Always Leave Seller With One Cab To Drive

1986

This offset lithographic poster presents a conceptual statement through language and visual design, characteristic of the artist's engagement with text as artistic medium. The deliberately mundane subject matter of the title contrasts with its presentation as fine art, creating conceptual tension and ironic commentary. The work exemplifies the artist's interest in appropriating commercial printing techniques and vernacular communication for artistic purposes. Created in 1986, this piece belongs to the artist's extensive body of text based works that challenge conventional notions of artistic content. The lithographic process allows for mass production implications while maintaining art world presentation.

Medium
Offset lithographic poster insert
Dimensions

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Vanguarts — Contemporary Dialogue

April 23, 2026

Estimate: $700$1,200

Lot 269

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Ed Ruscha, When Buying Taxi Cab Company Always Leave Seller With One Cab To Drive, 1986

This offset lithographic poster presents a conceptual statement through language and visual design, characteristic of the artist's engagement with text as artistic medium. The deliberately mundane subject matter of the title contrasts with its presentation as fine art, creating conceptual tension and ironic commentary. The work exemplifies the artist's interest in appropriating commercial printing techniques and vernacular communication for artistic purposes. Created in 1986, this piece belongs to the artist's extensive body of text based works that challenge conventional notions of artistic content. The lithographic process allows for mass production implications while maintaining art world presentation.

Medium
Offset lithographic poster insert
Dimensions
24.9 x 98.3 cm
Year
1986
Seen at
Vanguarts, Online (via Artsy)

Related themes

Word Play, Commercial printing, Poster Art, Conceptual Art, Language Art, Ironic Commentary, Lithographic Process, Conceptual Statement, Text-Based Art, Vernacular Design

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro