Ed Moses: Drawings from the 1960s and 70s

LACMA presents Ed Moses: Drawings from the 1960s and 70s, the first museum presentation of the artist’s drawings in nearly 40 years. Ed Moses has been a significant figure in the development and history of art in Los Angeles since his first monographic exhibition at the Ferus Gallery in 1958. His unconventional materials and techniques led him to a unique mode of expression grounded in graphic experimentation, which included large floral graphite drawings from the 1960s to his signature diagonal grids of the 1970s. Moses has continued to draw throughout his career; however, the drawings of the ’60s and ’70s represent a period of intense experimentation and innovation that has sustained his work, in all media, for years after.

Image credits: 

Ed Moses, Rose Screen (detail), 1963, Graphite and acrylic on board in painted wood frame, Four panels: 60 × 21 1/2 inches each, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum Acquisition Fund, © 2015 Ed Moses, photo © 2015 Museum Associates/LACMA

Ed Moses, Rose #5 (detail), 1963, Graphite and colored pencil on board, 60 × 40 inches, Collection of Jena and Michael King, © 2015 Ed Moses, photo © 2015 Museum Associates/LACMA, by Brian Forrest

Ed Moses, Untitled (detail), 1972, Graphite, crayon, and masking tape on vellum, 24 1/2 × 32 1/2 inches, Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Ken Tokita, © 2015 Ed Moses, photo © 2015 Museum Associates/LACMA, by Brian Forrest

Ed Moses, Cubist Drawing #11 (detail), 1977–78, Charcoal, acrylic, India ink, and masking tape on board, 54 × 40 1/4 inches, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, promised gift of Ed Moses, © 2015 Ed Moses, photo © 2015 Museum Associates/LACMA, by Brian Forrest