Crackers

Edward RuschaHeavy Industry Publications • ISBN not provided

Crackers coverCrackers cover

Crackers

Edward RuschaHeavy Industry Publications

This edition of Crackers

ISBN not provided · 1969 · 1st Edition

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Edward Ruscha’s 1969 artist book Crackers documents a staged narrative involving a man, a woman, and a series of mundane events centered around a hotel room and a roadside diner. Through a sequence of deadpan, black-and-white photographs, Ruscha explores the intersection of cinematic structure and the banality of everyday American life. The work functions as a visual novella, stripping away traditional literary exposition to focus on the rhythmic, repetitive nature of the photographic image.

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Publisher: Heavy Industry Publications
1st Edition1969
Pages: 240Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

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Author: Edward Ruscha

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Inferred: PhotographyInferred: Artists BookInferred: Cinematic StructureInferred: Deadpan Photography

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Cornerstone of: Artist Books Movement

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