The Films of Ed Ruscha: Premium and Miracle

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.

3pm, July 31
MOCA Grand Avenue
FREE; priority entry for MOCA members