Draft:Chocolate Room
An art exhibit by Edward Ruscha.
Chocolate room is Ruscha's only installation.[1]
History
[edit]1970 exhibit
[edit]In 1970, curator Henry Hopkins commissioned 47 artists to create works for the United States Pavilion in the 35th Venice Biennial, of whom half withdrew, protesting the Vietnam War. A room was set aside for printmaking works and Ruscha was selected as the first. According to Ruscha, he had the idea for the work on the plane to Venice. At the time, he was using [1]
Later history
[edit]In 1995, curators Ann Goldstein and Anne Rorimer featured Chocolate Room in a survey of conceptual at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and the museum acquired the work in 2003.[1]
It was only shown seven times before being shown in New York for the first time in 2023 as part of the "Now Then" exhibition.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Diehl (2023).
Sources
[edit]- Diehl, Travis (September 1, 2023). "Ed Ruscha's 'Chocolate Room' Still Tantalizes". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- Katsikopoulou, Myrto (September 18, 2023). "how did ed ruscha cover an entire room at the MoMA with chocolate?". Designboom. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- Knight, Christopher (April 7, 2024). "Review: Ed Ruscha show wowed in New York. Why it's even better in L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- Statton, Liza (Winter 2006). "Bittersweet Obsession: Ed Ruscha's Chocolate Room". Gastronomica. 6 (1). JSTOR 10.1525/gfc.2006.6.1.7.
- Trescott, Jacqueline (October 30, 2004). "Ed Ruscha Chosen for Biennale". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- Vogel, Carol (December 12, 2003). "Inside Art". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2024.