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You can’t really talk about artists books without first blowing a kiss to the Godfather, Ed Ruscha. When I was at Elam a few of these books were in the library, you could take them home with you. I wonder if they are still there or if someone could not resist the urge to nick them.
from Wikipedia:
Between 1962 and 1978, Ed Ruscha produced sixteen small artist’s books:
▪ Twentysix Gasoline Stations, 1962
▪ Various Small Fires, 1964
▪ Some Los Angeles Apartments, 1965
▪ Every Building on the Sunset Strip, 1966
▪ Thirtyfour Parking Lots, 1967
▪ Royal Road Test, 1967 (with Mason Williams and Patrick Blackwell)
▪ Business Cards, 1968
▪ Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass, 1968
▪ Crackers, 1969
▪ Real Estate Opportunities, 1970
▪ Babycakes with Weights, 1970
▪ A Few Palm Trees, 1971
▪ Records, 1971
▪ Dutch Details, 1971
▪ Colored People, 1972
Hard Light, 1978 (with Lawrence Weiner)