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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Mr Ray (E. 86)

Ed Ruscha

Mr Ray (E. 86), 1975

Limited Edition Print

Offset Print

GBP 10,000 - 13,000

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

Currently Not Available

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

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Photograph

A photograph is an image captured with a camera. Traditionally, photographs were made by exposing film and then developing the image on light-sensitive paper using chemicals. Today, photographs can also be captured digitally and printed or displayed electronically. The process requires a camera, whether film or digital, and a photographer.

Pastel

Pastel is an art medium in stick form made from powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are the same as those in other colored art media. The color effect of pastels closely resembles that of dry pigments, more so than any other medium. Artworks created with pastels are called pastel paintings, pastel drawings, or simply pastels. The term pastel can also refer to the process of creating art using pastel sticks.

Funk Art

In the 1960s, Funk Art emerged as a reactive movement against Abstract Expressionism. It was widely known as an anti-establishment movement, with the name derived from the jazz term funky. This term carried both positive and negative connotations: in the jazz world, it described passion, quirkiness, and sensuality, but it could also refer to a foul odor. Funk Art was particularly popular in the California Bay Area. While the artists of the Funk Art era shared similar attitudes and styles, they did not see themselves as part of a formal group or movement.

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