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Waiting for the End of the World:
photographs by Richard Ross
The Ben Maltz Gallery is pleased to debut this new body of work by Richard Ross. In his book entitled “Waiting for the End of the World,” published by Princeton Architectural Press in April 2004, Richard Ross has captured the global and futile concern for safety since the dawn of nuclear destruction. He has photographed bomb shelters in the US, Russia, England, China, Turkey, Vietnam and Switzerland. The shelters range from private family dwellings to enclosures large enough for small cities to occupy during an attack. Some are new and active while others are decrepit and defunct.
Bomb shelters are supposedly a symbol of a bygone era, but private family “panic” or “safe” rooms are being built at an increasing rate. Switzerland has a law calling for access to a shelter for every Swiss citizen and the government can put 110% of its population underground within 2-6 hours. Quoting from and interview with the artist by Sarah Vowell—best-selling author, social observer, and contributor to This American Life—Richard Ross eloquently explains his perception of the meaning of these places:
Shelters are the architecture of failure—the failure of moderation, politics, communication, diplomacy, and sustaining humanity. They represent the ultimate in optimism and belief in the individual survival and paradoxically the ultimate in pessimism—the expectation of the destruction of humanity.
Richard Ross has been teaching at the University of California at Santa Barbara since 1977. He has photographed for The New York Times Magazine, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, Discover, Vogue and the San Francisco Examiner, among others. He is the principal photographer for the J. Paul Getty Museum and the author of many books including Gathering Light and Museology. For more information, please visit www.richardross.net or www.papress.com.
Location: Otis College of Art + Design, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Parking: Free visitor parking inside gate at the La Tijera entrance and on the street
Gallery Hours: Tue – Sat: 10a – 5p / Thu: 10a – 7p. Closed Mondays & major holidays.
Gallery Office Hours: Mon – Fri: 10a – 5p
Gallery Admission: Free
Information: 310.665.6905, galleryinfo@otis.edu, www.otis.edu
Gallery Tours: 310.665.6909 to schedule tours for school, museum or other groups.
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Object Description
| Exhibition |
Waiting for the End of The World Panopticon (neural architecture no. 4) |
| Artist(s) |
Aschheim, Deborah Ross, Richard |
| Title | Press release for "Panopticon (neural architecture no. 4)" and "Waiting for the End of The World" |
| Year | 2004 |
| Decade(s) | 2000s |
| Curator(s) | Linton, Meg |
| Description | For immediate release: July 2004. |
| Gallery | Ben Maltz Gallery |
| ImageID | aschheim_ross_pr |
| Collection | Ben Maltz Gallery Exhibition Archive |
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| Full Text of PDF | Waiting for the End of the World: photographs by Richard Ross The Ben Maltz Gallery is pleased to debut this new body of work by Richard Ross. In his book entitled “Waiting for the End of the World,” published by Princeton Architectural Press in April 2004, Richard Ross has captured the global and futile concern for safety since the dawn of nuclear destruction. He has photographed bomb shelters in the US, Russia, England, China, Turkey, Vietnam and Switzerland. The shelters range from private family dwellings to enclosures large enough for small cities to occupy during an attack. Some are new and active while others are decrepit and defunct. Bomb shelters are supposedly a symbol of a bygone era, but private family “panic” or “safe” rooms are being built at an increasing rate. Switzerland has a law calling for access to a shelter for every Swiss citizen and the government can put 110% of its population underground within 2-6 hours. Quoting from and interview with the artist by Sarah Vowell—best-selling author, social observer, and contributor to This American Life—Richard Ross eloquently explains his perception of the meaning of these places: Shelters are the architecture of failure—the failure of moderation, politics, communication, diplomacy, and sustaining humanity. They represent the ultimate in optimism and belief in the individual survival and paradoxically the ultimate in pessimism—the expectation of the destruction of humanity. Richard Ross has been teaching at the University of California at Santa Barbara since 1977. He has photographed for The New York Times Magazine, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, Discover, Vogue and the San Francisco Examiner, among others. He is the principal photographer for the J. Paul Getty Museum and the author of many books including Gathering Light and Museology. For more information, please visit www.richardross.net or www.papress.com. Location: Otis College of Art + Design, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 Parking: Free visitor parking inside gate at the La Tijera entrance and on the street Gallery Hours: Tue – Sat: 10a – 5p / Thu: 10a – 7p. Closed Mondays & major holidays. Gallery Office Hours: Mon – Fri: 10a – 5p Gallery Admission: Free Information: 310.665.6905, galleryinfo@otis.edu, www.otis.edu Gallery Tours: 310.665.6909 to schedule tours for school, museum or other groups. #END# |
