"In 1954 Japanese writer and artist Shohachi Kimura published GINZA HACCHO, with photographs by Yoshikazu Suzuki of every building on Ginza Street in Tokyo as an accordion foldout book. Twelve years later, Ed Ruscha published EVERY BUILDING ON THE SUNSET STRIP in almost exactly the same style. ... [details]
Compendium / chronology documenting both the artists'' books of Edward Ruscha, and the books inspired by, or aping, Ruscha''s artist''s books. Edited by Jeff Brouws, Wendy Burton and Hermann Zschiegner. ... [details]
Artists' book / parody of Edward Ruscha's classic artists' book "Twentysix Gasoline Stations." "Pichler's version offers a more modern update, examining twenty-six German gas stations all owned by the same company and all displaying the same signage and architectural elements. ... [details]
Artists' book / parody of Edward Ruscha's classic artists' book "Twentysix Gasoline Stations." In this book Pichler photographs highway warning flags or similar highway debris. [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with "follow-ed (after Hokusai),' a show of the work of Michalis Pichler as part of his "greatest hits" project held at Gallery P74, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Traveled to Winchester Gallery, University of Southampton, United Kingdom; Arnolfini, Bristol, United Kingdom; and other locations. ... [details]
"A conceptual collection of xeroxes of drawings, notices and other material of artists and other people, put together by Michalis Pichler. The title is a paraphrase of Mel Bochners landmark project from 1966 as organized with the SVA, which is nowadays considered the first exhibition of conceptual art. ... [details]