Inspired by Edward Ruschas 1963 publication, Twentysix Gasoline Stations.
"Twentysix Gasoline Stations, a modest publication consisting of black and white photographs with captions, is an iconic artist book. The photographs are of petrol stations, along the highway between Ruscha’s home in Los Angeles and his parent’s house in Oklahoma City...Each opening of the book reveals one or two photographs in varying but repeated layouts, with the photographs set in relatively large areas of white space. The captions consist of the name of the petrol station and its location (for example, ‘Texaco, Sunset Strip, Los Angeles’ and ‘Flying A, Kingman, Arizona’). The front cover has the title printed in red as three separate lines, the stark brightness of the design muted by the wrap around protective cover." (TATE: 2023)
TATE. 2023. Edward Ruscha. Available at: https://www.tate.org.uk/about-us/projects/transforming-artist-books/five-artist-book-summaries/edward-ruscha-twentysix-gasoline-stations-1963
