Untitled
Various Artists, Robert Dowd, Joe Goode, Phillip Hefferton, Edward Ruscha Jim Dine
1962
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Various Artists, Robert Dowd, Joe Goode, Phillip Hefferton, Edward Ruscha Jim Dine
1962
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This portfolio shows five small, grainy prints of everyday things. They look rough, like office copies from the 1960s. Each sheet has a single object—a shoe, a tool, or a light bulb—floating in a pale wash. These works came from a group show called “New Painting of Common Objects.” It helped push pop art into the spotlight. The artists used simple office tools to make art, not fancy paint. Check out the print of the light bulb next. It’s by Edward Ruscha.
