Vik Muniz (b. 1961) 20th Century Fox, After Ed Ruscha from Pictures of Cars, 2008 Dye coupler flush mounted to aluminum 35-1/2 x 74 inches (90.2 x 188.0 cm) Ed. 1/6 (aside from 4 artist's proofs) PROVENANCE: The artist's studio; Ikon Ltd., Los Angeles, California; Private collection, Malibu, California; Heritage Auctions, Dallas, November 17, 2021, lot 77058; Private collection, Chicago, Illinois; Heritage Auctions, Dallas, May 13, 2025; Private collection, acquired from the above. EXHIBITED: Ikon Ltd., Los Angeles, California, "Vik Muniz: Pictures of cars, magazines, ink, soil, coffee beans and junk," September 11-November 13, 2010. LITERATURE: P. Corrêa do Lago, Vik Muniz, Everything So Far: Catalogue Raisonné , 1987-2015, Volume 2, Rio de Jainero, 2015, p. 665, illustrated. Proceeds from this sale benefit A Brighter Future Foundation, which uses 100% of net proceeds of donated fine art to fund arts education for children in underserved communities and give students the access to the creative education they deserve. In 20th Century Fox, After Ed Ruscha (2008), Vik Muniz revisits Ruscha's Large Trademark with Eight Spotlights of 1962. Ruscha transformed the familiar film studio logo into a monumental painting whose broad proportions recall a cinema screen. Its dramatic perspective and sweeping spotlights capture the spectacle of Hollywood through the language of commercial advertising. For his Pictures of Cars series, Muniz reconstructed Ruscha's imagery using steel and rusted automobile metal before photographing the arrangement. From a distance the image is immediately recognizable. Closer inspection reveals the textures of the metal beneath the illusion. The choice of material carries a particular relevance to Ruscha's subjects, connecting Hollywood with the cars and roads that shape the experience of Los Angeles. The work invites the viewer to move between recognizing the borrowed image and discovering how it was made. A film logo becomes a painting, then a construction in metal, then a photograph. Through these successive transformations, Muniz gives a familiar subject a new physical character while retaining the visual force of Ruscha's original HID12401132022 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Ikon Ltd., Los Angeles, California, "Vik Muniz: Pictures of cars, magazines, ink, soil, coffee beans and junk," September 11-November 13, 2010.

The artist's studio; Ikon Ltd., Los Angeles, California; Private collection, Malibu, California; Heritage Auctions, Dallas, November 17, 2021, lot 77058; Private collection, Chicago, Illinois; Heritage Auctions, Dallas, May 13, 2025; Private collection, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, acquired from the above.

Presents very well. Not examined outside of frame due to size and weight; framed under acrylic.
Framed Dimensions 43 X 48 Inches