Twentysix Gasoline Stations

Twentysix Gasoline Stations

Edward Ruscha, Ed Ruscha • Heavy Industry Publications

This edition of Twentysix Gasoline Stations

ISBN not provided · 1963 · 1st Edition

Dimensions: 14.0 × 18.0 cm

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Cover quality: low resolution

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Twentysix Gasoline Stations is a seminal artist's book that documents a series of service stations along Route 66. By presenting these mundane structures with a detached, serial aesthetic, Ruscha challenged traditional notions of fine art photography and the role of the book as a medium. This work remains a foundational text in the development of conceptual art and the democratization of the photographic image.

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