Ed Ruscha: That Was Then This Is Now Valerie Balint this publication—limited to 500 copies—is

this publication—limited to 500 copies—is a facsimile of the artist’s book of Five Day Wait at Jiayuguan

” explains the artist

his best paintings maintain a powerful tension between opposing forces—expression and knowledge

The striking flame-red lips—based on those of Lee Miller—float mysteriously above a wooded landscape

As You Wish

Ed Ruscha: That Was Then This Is Now Valerie Balint this publication—limited to 500 copies—isThis Was Then This Is Now is a lithograph by Ed Ruscha published by Vermillion Editions Limited. The titular phrase is rendered in Boy Scout Utility Modern, an unembellished typeface of the artists own design, and set in stark white over a stormy sky of layered gray tones printed with thirteen different plates. The dramatic light and celestial atmosphere of the backdrop suggest the credits of a vintage film, imbuing the familiar motto with a sense of