Edward Ruscha
Know for: Directing
Born: 1937-12-16
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska
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Choose Me (1984)
Several lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talk radio relationship counselor, and an itinerant stranger have encounters that expose...
I Knew Andy Warhol (2018)
A series of interviews with artists, photographers and Factory superstars who worked and socialized with Andy Warhol.
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006)
First and foremost, Frank Gehry is an artist. Described as a young child as having golden hands, Frank begins his creation through sketch. Forming...
Kappa (1986)
Deconstructing the myth of Oedipus within the framework of an ancient Japanese folk story, the Yonemotos craft a highly charged discourse of loss and...
aka Mr. Chow (2023)
With his signature circular glasses and mustache, Michael Chow is an exuberant force at the crossroads between eccentricity and sophistication. The...
Paradox Bullets (2018)
A short film which debuted in a secret location in London to coincide with the release of the NikeCraft x Tom Sachs Mars Yard Overshoe
Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words (2016)
Commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles on the occasion of their 2016 Gala event, 'Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words' traces two...
Ed Ruscha: 4 Decades (2005)
Ed Ruscha made his very first art in his native Oklahoma, but soon became attracted to Los Angeles . Curator Margit Rowell has examined his extensive...
Ed Ruscha - Motorized Photographs of Sunset Blvd. and Other L.A. Streets (2019)
Commissioned by The Getty Museum on the occasion of their 2019 Getty Medal to the painter, draftsman, photographer, and bookmaker, Ed Ruscha....
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments (2004)
The inevitable fat cigar between his fingers, the American actor, director and fine artist Dennis Hopper (1936) self-mockingly looks back on his...
Along for the Ride (2016)
A documentary chronicling the filmmaking career of Dennis Hopper.
Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles (1972)
In this 1972 BBC Films production, architectural historian Reyner Banham takes the viewer on a tour of what he describes as the “four...
Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible (2020)
A remarkable walk through the life and work of the French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), one of the most important creators of the 20th century,...
Where is Rocky II? (2016)
Pierre Bismuth hires a private detective and a duo of screenwriters to investigate on an enigmatic artwork.
Miracle (1975)
Los Angeles-based artist Ed Ruscha’s 1975 short film Miracle centers on a day in the life of an auto mechanic (played by artist Jim Ganzer),...
The Books of Ed Ruscha (1969)
This rare foray into filmmaking by the iconic California visual artist opens with Mason Williams, the composer of "Classical Gas" solemnly making...
L.A. Restaurants (2020)
"L.A. Restaurants" opens with a panned shot recorded while driving past Cole's P.E. Buffet in downtown Los Angeles, which was founded in 1908 and...