Ed Ruscha - Cultural Icon of the American 60's and 70's
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EnglishVoice Age
Senior (55+)Transcript
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Ed Roche, sometimes humorous, sometimes sinister through his love affair with California. He turns American culture inside out to examine the every day work offers a dead pan and humorous look at humble elements that play a significant role in our daily life but often would go unexamined burning standard. Roche's symbol for the 20th century America 1968 a revolt against authority and a biting back at systems of suppression. One of only two of his paintings to feature the fire motif. Burning Standard owes its beginnings to Roche's seminal artist book 26 gasoline stations where he developed the gas station into an icon and an encapsulation of American culture.