Iversen, Margaret (2009) Auto-maticity: Ruscha and Performative Photography. Art History, 32 (5). pp. 836-851. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111//j.1467-8365.2009.00707.x
Iversen, Margaret (2009) Auto-maticity: Ruscha and Performative Photography. Art History, 32 (5). pp. 836-851. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111//j.1467-8365.2009.00707.x
Iversen, Margaret (2009) Auto-maticity: Ruscha and Performative Photography. Art History, 32 (5). pp. 836-851. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111//j.1467-8365.2009.00707.x
Abstract
This piece argues that Ed Ruscha's books, such as Twentysix Gasoline Stations, are not journalistic or amateurish in style, as Jeff Wall contends, but rather performative and instructional, that is, following in a tradition initiated by Marcel Duchamp's 3 Standard Stoppages.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | This article in a special issue of Art History, 'Photography after Conceptual Art', edited by Margaret Iversen and Diarmuid Costello. The volume is introduced by the editors with an essay called, 'Introduction: Photography after Conceptual Art.' |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ed Ruscha, contemporary art, photography, performative, instructional |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BH Aesthetics N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR T Technology > TR Photography |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Humanities > Philosophy and Art History, School of |
| Depositing User: | Margaret Iversen |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2012 16:00 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Dec 2014 11:20 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/2701 |
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