There's nothing like going out of your way on a road trip to see a depiction of something ordinary blown up to a huge proportion. Here are a few of our favorites (we've blogged about all of them so click on the captions to read all about 'em):
I'm writing to You on behalf of KOES Museum for Art in Public Spaces where we are currently putting together an exhibition with the two danish artists Randi and Katrine. In association with the exhibition there will be printed a catalogue where some of the artists sources of inspiration will be shown amongst the artists works and some exhibition texts.
One of the artists main inspirations have been follies and in extension to this american roadside architecture. I write to You because we would like to show The Big Duck, Flanders, New York as a source of inspiration to the artists, and I therefore want to ask you if You would have any interest in sharing your picture file of the duck with us? You will of course be credited and we will send you an copy of the catalogue. Here I would like to add that the catalogue is for non-commercial use.
Contact me at my email if this has your interest.
Looking forward to hear from You. Best regards, Sara Ravn Exhibition assistant at KOES ssr@koes.dk
This blog is devoted to old fashioned American roadside attractions... the wonderfully big, bizarre, crazy, wacky, quirky, weird, funny, unique and mundane sites you see travelling cross-country by car in the USA, where getting there really is all the fun!
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Tim’s Diner of Leominster, Mass.
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Kingstown Inn Smorgasbord
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*Kingstown Inn*
- *Smorgasbord every Sunday 5 ;00 to 9:00 P M. Fifty or more specially
prepared delicacies.*
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Not tricks
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Roadside Texas
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Good Luck Oil station, 2631 Ross Avenue, Dallas.
Photo taken in 1982 by Leta Patterson.
Holiday Inn, 10319 South Main Street, Houston.
Seahorse Motel, Galv...
10 years ago
PASS-A-GRILLE
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Old Florida is mostly alive and well in the little historic district of St.
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1 comment:
Dear Essentric Roadside,
I'm writing to You on behalf of KOES Museum for Art in Public Spaces where we are currently putting together an exhibition with the two danish artists Randi and Katrine.
In association with the exhibition there will be printed a catalogue where some of the artists sources of inspiration will be shown amongst the artists works and some exhibition texts.
One of the artists main inspirations have been follies and in extension to this american roadside architecture.
I write to You because we would like to show The Big Duck, Flanders, New York as a source of inspiration to the artists, and I therefore want to ask you if You would have any interest in sharing your picture file of the duck with us?
You will of course be credited and we will send you an copy of the catalogue.
Here I would like to add that the catalogue is for non-commercial use.
Contact me at my email if this has your interest.
Looking forward to hear from You.
Best regards,
Sara Ravn
Exhibition assistant at KOES
ssr@koes.dk
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