Scratches on the Film
Artist
Ed Ruscha
American, born 1937
Date1993
MediumAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions36 1/16 x 72 in. (91.6 x 182.9 cm)
frame: 38 x 74 in. (96.5 x 188 cm)
frame: 38 x 74 in. (96.5 x 188 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation, Art Trust Fund
Object number97.2
On View
On viewPublished ReferencesRobert Mahoney, "Edward Ruscha: The End," Grand Street 13 (Summer 1994), 111-122, illus. (color) 116-117.
Chuck Twardy, "High time for contemporary artworks," Raleigh: News and Observer (June 29, 1997), 1G, 8G.
Huston Paschal, entry for Scratches on the Film, in North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections, Rebecca Martin Nagy, ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1998), 255, illus. (color).
Tony Madejczyk, "As I See It," North Carolina Museum of Art Preview and Calendar of Events (July/August 2000), 29, illus. (b-w).
Art Taylor, "Museum Loans," Preview: The Magazine of the North Carolina Museum of Art (March/April 2002), mentioned 7.
Edward Ruscha: Made in Los Angeles (exhibition catalogue) (Madrid: Museum Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 2002), illus. (color) 174-75.
Nicholas Baume, Getting Emotional (exhibition catalogue) (Boston: Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 2005), briefly discussed 32, mentioned 137, listed 143, illus. (color) 118-19.
Micah Malone, "Getting Emotional," (exhibition review) Art Papers (Nov/Dec 2005), 53.
Jennifer Dasal, entry for Scratches on the Film, in North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2010), 538, illus. (color) 539.
Edward Ruscha, Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Volume Five: 1993–1997 (New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2012), cat. no. P1993.29, illus. (color) 63.
Nickole Brown, "Endling" in “You Are the River: Literature Inspired by the North Carolina Museum of Art,” edited by Helena Feder (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2021), illus (color) 142.Exhibition HistorySan Francisco, CA, John Berggruen Gallery, "25 Years: An Exhibition Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the John Berggruen Gallery," January 13-February 25, 1995.
Los Angeles, CA, Museum of Contemporary Art, "Hall of Mirrors: Art and Film Since 1945," March 17-July 28, 1996 [not listed in catalogue].
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Art for the People: Recent Museum Acquisitions," September 14, 1997-January 4, 1998. (Closing date extended to January 25, 1998)
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, "Edward Ruscha: Made in Los Angeles," July 18-September 30, 2002, illus. (color) 174-75.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Objects of Desire: The Museum Collects, 1994-2004," July 18, 2004-February 27, 2005.
Boston, MA, Institute of Contemporary Art, "Getting Emotional," May 18-September 5, 2005, cat. p. 32, illus. (color) 118-19.
Savannah, GA, Telfair Museum of Art's Jepson Center for the Arts, "Fast Forward: Three Decades of Contemporary Art from the North Carolina Museum of Art," January 23-April 27, 2008.
Wilmington, NC, Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum, "Bearden to Ruscha: Contemporary Art from the North Carolina Museum of Art," May 22, 2008-May 17, 2009.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement
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