Ruscha’s Room - Seòmraichean Luchd-ealain

Inverness Museum and Art Gallery 15 January to 12 February 2011

‘Ruscha’s Room’ is a collection of innovative artworks produced by creative young minds in the Highlands in response to an exhibition of the work of one of America’s greatest living artists which was on show at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery in autumn 2010.

The exhibition was ‘Ed Ruscha – Major Works from 4 Decades’  and is one of the ARTIST ROOMS art collection jointly owned and managed by National Galleries of Scotland and Tate on behalf of the nation.

In response to the exhibition pupils from Fortrose, Kilchuimen, Millburn, Alness and Invergordon Academies attended a series of talks and workshops exploring Ruscha’s unconventional methods - which combine typography with commonplace objects - creating text-based art in the form of collages, which have been developed into printed t-shirts and animated films which form the core of the pupils’ exhibition.

As part of the project the pupils emailed questions to Ed Ruscha in L.A. and his intriguing responses are included in the show. Much of the work also appears as a pull-out supplement in the February edition of the ICA.

This unmissable exhibition is at Inverness Museum & Art Gallery until 12th February which is open Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm. Admission is free.

The exhibition is funded by ARTIST ROOMS the Art Fund, the Scottish Government and The Highland Council.

Ed Ruscha – Major Works from Four Decades is currently showing at the Swanson Gallery, Thurso until 26th February and at Timespan, Helmsdale 5th March – 16th April.