THE 1950 FORD SHOW

Guest Curator, Anthony Easton

September 21, 2007 – January 6, 2008

Opening reception: Friday, September 21, 7pm

Curator’s Talk: Saturday, September 22, 1pm



Edmonton artist/curator, Anthony Easton takes West coast Pop/Conceptualist, Ed Ruscha at his word. Ruscha’s 1977 drawing: WILL 100 ARTISTS DRAW A 1950 FORD FROM MEMORY plants the seed that Easton cultivates by actually soliciting 100 artists to concretize Ruscha’s Conceptual fantasy. The results, range from café sketches, through pop commix renditions, to highly crafted illustrations. The ensemble makes for a delightful installation, reasserts the primacy of mark-making, and reconsiders the Conceptualist impulse in contemporary art.