Ed Ruscha: That Was Then This Is Now Gillian Pistell and other graphics emblazoned on

and other graphics emblazoned on emergency vehicles spotted on the road

and prints—is one of his signature motifs

His paintings and drawings combine clever wordplay in English

each artist is accorded an individual loose page with a photographic portrait

This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Georg Baselitz: Springtime at Gagosian

Ed Ruscha: That Was Then This Is Now Gillian Pistell and other graphics emblazoned onThis 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