Ed Ruscha
Stranger, 1983
Lithograph
30 x 22 1/2 in
76.2 x 57.1 cm
76.2 x 57.1 cm
Edition of 7
Series: Other Editions
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In Stranger, Ed Ruscha distills the complexity of alienation and identity into a single, evocative word. Presented in his clean, bold typography, the piece invites viewers to contemplate feelings of...
In Stranger, Ed Ruscha distills the complexity of alienation and identity into a single, evocative word. Presented in his clean, bold typography, the piece invites viewers to contemplate feelings of unfamiliarity, otherness, and the ambiguous spaces between belonging and exclusion. Like much of Ruscha’s text-based work, Stranger uses language as both image and idea - encouraging reflection on how simple words carry deep emotional and cultural resonance in the landscape of human experience.
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