Examines the history of billboards and their reflection of trends in art, advertising, and society.
Robert Landau Knihy
Robert Landau je umelec, ktorý sa venuje dokumentácii svojho rodného mesta Los Angeles. Po celý svoj život sa zameriava na jedinečné aspekty mestskej krajiny L.A. a jeho osobitý charakter. Jeho dielo zachytáva odlišnosti a neobvyklé črty mesta, ktoré sa odrážajú v jeho rozsiahlych archívoch fotografií. Landauovo umenie ponúka pohľad na vizuálnu históriu a kultúrnu identitu Los Angeles.
The Sunset Strip, circa 1967. What was happening then is now absolutely clear. Rock 'n' roll and the kids who lived it were coming of age - right there on The Strip. And, as if to define the era, a few independent minds in the music industry posted giant, temporary monuments that said it all. Billboards. Bigger than life. Hand-painted homages to rock. In Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip, Robert Landau showcases these signs of the time, a time when rock was the most important music ever recorded, when youth, politics, and art merged to turn counterculture into mainstream culture.
