Metro Mattresses

Ed Ruscha

Available exclusively in-store at Ma House Supply Store, Collingwood

Hardcover | Edition of 1500 | 28 pages

Published by Sprüth Magers/Koenig Books, 2017.

Ed Ruscha has been casting his eye across the landscapes of the American west for over 50 years, taking in everything from gas stations to swimming pools to sublime mountain ranges. The artist noticed the mattresses cast aside on the streets of LA and began photographing them systematically before translating the images into pictures on paper-like museum board. The consistent neutral background emphasises the typological nature and the heightened formality of the series, transforming the boxes of springs and padding into geometric abstractions. “The mattresses become not just litter in the landscape but more like scary animals.” – Ed Ruscha

Condition: Excellent