Examines the history of billboards and their reflection of trends in art, advertising, and society.
Robert Landau Livres
Robert Landau est un artiste qui se consacre à la documentation de sa ville natale, Los Angeles. Tout au long de sa vie, il s'est concentré sur les aspects uniques du paysage urbain de L.A. et sur son caractère distinctif. Son œuvre capture les excentricités et les caractéristiques inhabituelles de la ville, qui se reflètent dans ses vastes archives photographiques. L'art de Landau offre une histoire visuelle et un aperçu de l'identité culturelle de 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.
