The art: Ed Ruscha, from “Thirtyfour Parking Lots in Los Angeles,” 1967, also as a set of gelatin silver prints Ruscha made in 1999.
The news: “Taking Parking Lots Seriously as Public Spaces,” by Michael Kimmelman for the New York Times.
The source: In the collection of many institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, has a complete set of the gelatin silver prints.