Gas Tank City by Andrew Holmes

Gas Tank City by Andrew Holmes

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100 of Andrew Holmes’s hyperreal coloured pencil drawings of American trucks, storage tanks, and service stations, produced over the past 50 years.

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Gas Tank City by Andrew Holmes

100 of Andrew Holmess hyperreal coloured pencil drawings of American trucks, storage tanks, and service stations, produced over the past 50 years.

Andrew Holmes (b. 1947) is Emeritus Professor of Architecture at Oxford Brookes University. He was formerly Guest Professor at the Technische Universitaat, Berlin, and a Visiting Scholar at the Getty Research Institute. For many years he was an innovative and inspiring tutor at the Architectural Association. He lives and works in London. Thomas E Crow is an American art historian and critic, best known for his influential writing on the role of art in modern society and culture. He is the Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art at the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU. Mark Fisher (1947-2013) was an English architect best known for his exuberant stage sets for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics (2008), and performance artists including Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Madonna and Elton John. Cedric Price (1934-2003) was an English architect and teacher whose influence cannot be overstated. His Fun Palace project, of 1964, inspired a generation of architects, and is one of the founding projects of the High Tech movement.

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ISBN 13 9781911422471
ISBN 10 1911422472
Title Gas Tank City
Author Andrew Holmes
Series Andrew Holmes
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Circa Press
Year published 2024-09-20
Number of pages 208
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.