Various Small Books

Taylor, Phil art historian, Jeff Brouws, Wendy Burton, Hermann ZschiegnerMIT Press • ISBN-13 978‑0262018777

Various Small Books coverVarious Small Books cover

Various Small Books

Taylor, Phil art historian, Jeff Brouws, Wendy Burton, Hermann ZschiegnerMIT Press

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ISBN-10: 0262018772 · ISBN-13: 978‑0262018777 · 2013 · 1st Edition

Dimensions: 23.0 × 16.0 cm

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This comprehensive volume examines the enduring influence of Ed Ruscha’s seminal 1963 photobook, 'Twentysix Gasoline Stations,' on the evolution of the artists' book. Through a series of essays and visual documentation, the authors analyze how subsequent generations of artists have engaged with Ruscha’s deadpan aesthetic, serial logic, and the democratic potential of the small-format printed object. It serves as both a critical history and a catalog of the diverse creative responses inspired by this foundational work.

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Publisher: MIT Press
Other1st Edition2013
Pages: 288Language: EnglishPrinted in: Cambridge, MA, United States of America London, United KingdomPaper finish: Matte

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Author: TaylorAuthor: Phil art historianAuthor: Jeff BrouwsAuthor: Wendy BurtonAuthor: Hermann ZschiegnerEditor: Jeff BrouwsEditor: Wendy BurtonEditor: Hermann ZschiegnerContributor: Ed Ruscha

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Cornerstone of: Conceptual Art, Artist Books

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