This article presents Ed Ruscha's artist book "Records" (1971), a photographic survey of thirty vinyl records from his personal collection, offered by Lot 180 Gallery New York. It describes the work as a first edition offset printed book in good vintage condition, measuring 7 x 5.5 inches, from an edition of approximately 2,000 unsigned copies published by Heavy Industries Publications in Los Angeles.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum will present "Much Here Is Beautiful: Photography Surveys of the U.S. Bicentennial," a landmark exhibition opening September 18, 2026, that brings together for the first time photography surveys created through a federally funded grant program by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) around the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial. Featuring 225 photographs by more than 70 photographers, the show draws on the museum's holdings and collections nationwide, including previously unseen works, and places them in the context of federal survey photography dating back to the 19th century.
The Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) has opened "Robert Rauschenberg’s New York: Pictures from the Real World," an exhibition celebrating the centennial of artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008). Organized in partnership with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, the show focuses on Rauschenberg’s photography and its integration with found objects, painting, and sculpture. It is divided into three sections—Early Photographs, In + Out City Limits, and Photography in Painting—and features a centerpiece photographic survey conducted across the United States from 1979 to 1981, alongside works from 1963 to 1994 that combine New York imagery with global photographs.