Join us for a screening of the only two films ever created by iconic LA-based artist Ed Ruscha, Premium (1971, 16 mm, 24 mins.) and Miracle (1975, 16 mm, 28 mins.). Premium, Ruscha’s first film, starring artist Larry Bell and model Léon Bing, exemplifies the artist’s deadpan aesthetic and his investigation of the codes of Hollywood storytelling. Miracle, a story about a curious day in the life of an auto mechanic, stars artist Jim Ganzer and actress Michelle Phillips. LA-based film, video, and installation artist Kerry Tribe introduces Ruscha’s films; Tribe’s work is included in LA’s first public art biennial, CURRENT:LA Water, opening July 16, 2016. Felipe Lima will present Ed Ruscha: Buildings and Words, a new short-length documentary film about Ruscha’s extraordinary body of work written and directed by Lima.
Priority tickets are available to MOCA members one hour before the program at the MOCA Box Office. Fifteen minutes before the program begins tickets will be released to non-members. One ticket per person on a first come, first served basis. Early arrival is recommended.
To become a MOCA member, please contact the membership department at 213/621-1794 or membership@moca.org.
