VHS of a color film by Gary Conklin made in 1981. "Los Angeles is stylishly rendered in this subset-hued homage to painter Edward Ruscha. For Ruscha, Los Angeles, a city of heretics, malcontents, and messiahs - and in Ruscha's words 'a city of pools, palm trees, and real estate' - is both his inspiration and his obsession. This swiftly paced and brilliantly photographed documentary presents an artist's-eye-view; canvas and camera work are skillfully blended until they are indistinguishable. Combining shots of the iconography of L.A. and the works they have inspired with interviews with Ruscha, the film is a perfect introduction to a contemporary genius who has been acclaimed as 'an artist of the vernacular and a poet of the visual.'" --publisher's statement.