Ed Moses: A Retrospective of the Paintings and Drawings, 1951-1996

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Review: Yau is WAY overblown in his writing, but the paintings are GREAT. Moses is really a Los Angeles artist and this is reflected in his drawings of the Venice Boardwalk.

My two favorites: 1963's "Rose #3 (Some Roses Are)" a deeply emotional black & white ink drawing of a field of flowers in a downpour.

And 1953's "Glady McBean" an eye-catching mixed-media work that displays an almost blueprint-like drawing of a hallway (or it a display area in a gallery?) bordered by carefully patterned scraps of paper reading, " Relief Distribution Only."

Damn Cool.