In 1956, at the age of 18, Ed Ruscha hopped in his 1950 Ford sedan and drove the fabled Route 66 from his home in Oklahoma City to Los Angeles. Along the way he saw many of the sights – auto repair shops, billboards, gas stations, and long stretches of open road punctuated by telephone poles – which would become his subjects for decades to come. This presentation looks at Ruscha’s recent groundbreaking exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, and celebrates the career of one of the world’s most unique, influential, and critically acclaimed living artists.