New Topographics

What is New Topographics?

New Topographics is a term coined in 1975 by curator William Jenkins to describe a group of photographers whose work focused on formal black-and-white images of urban and industrial landscapes. Jenkins initially described their aesthetic as banal, but the photographers themselves argued that their compositions were as significant as those of natural landscapes, emphasizing the beauty in everyday, man-made environments.
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Ghost Station

Ed Ruscha

Ghost Station, 2011

Limited Edition Print

Relief printing

USD 100,000 - 120,000

Insect Slant (Ants) (from Reality & Paradoxes)

Ed Ruscha

Insect Slant (Ants) (from Reality & Paradoxes), 1973

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

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Anchor in the Sand (Paris Review)

Ed Ruscha

Anchor in the Sand (Paris Review), 1991

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 8,500

Red Ants from the Insects Portfolio

Ed Ruscha

Red Ants from the Insects Portfolio, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 3,700

Pearl Dust Combination from the Insects Portfolio

Ed Ruscha

Pearl Dust Combination from the Insects Portfolio, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 3,950

Flies from the Insects Portfolio

Ed Ruscha

Flies from the Insects Portfolio, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 5,000

Black Ants from the Insects Portfolio

Ed Ruscha

Black Ants from the Insects Portfolio, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 5,000

Cockroaches from the Insects Portfolio

Ed Ruscha

Cockroaches from the Insects Portfolio, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 5,000

Swarm of Red Ants from the Insects Portfolio

Ed Ruscha

Swarm of Red Ants from the Insects Portfolio, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 3,900

He Up and Went Downtown

Ed Ruscha

He Up and Went Downtown, 2020

Sculpture / Object

Plate

GBP 2,350

Actual Size

Ed Ruscha

Actual Size, 2024

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

GBP 2,000

Wasserturm Kirkhamgate

Bernd & Hilla Becher

Wasserturm Kirkhamgate, 1974

Photography

Offset Print

GBP 4,200

Zoot Soot

Ed Ruscha

Zoot Soot, 2013

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 12,000

Boiling Blood, Fly

Ed Ruscha

Boiling Blood, Fly, 1969

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

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Sea of Desire

Ed Ruscha

Sea of Desire, 1984

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 30,000 - 40,000

Note

Ed Ruscha

Note, 2018

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

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Young British Artists (YBAs)

Young British Artists (YBAs), also known as Britart or Brit artists, refers to a group of artists who began exhibiting together in London in 1988. Most of them graduated from the BA Fine Arts course at Goldsmiths in the late 1980s. The YBAs are known for their wild lifestyles, use of unconventional materials, and a combination of entrepreneurial and oppositional attitudes. They dominated the British art scene in the 1990s and gained significant media attention. Many of these artists were initially supported and collected by Charles Saatchi, a key figure in their rise to prominence.

Site Specific Art

Site-Specific Art is a form of artwork created to exist in a particular location, with the artist considering the site as an integral part of the creative process. Robert Irwin was a key figure in promoting this art form in California. Site-Specific Art emerged as a reaction against modernist objects, which were often portable, commodified, and confined to museum spaces. In contrast, Site-Specific Art is inherently tied to its location, challenging the traditional notions of art as a transportable and marketable commodity.

Collage

Collage is a production art technique commonly used in visual arts where a new artwork is created by assembling various materials. These materials can include ribbons, newspaper and magazine clippings, pieces of handmade or colored paper, photographs, text fragments, and other objects, all combined to form a cohesive whole.

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