{"product_id":"orb-volume-1-5","title":"Orb Volume 1 #5","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBetween 1959 and 1960, Ed Ruscha, then still a student at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, edited and designed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eORB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a single-sheet periodical that ranged across the eclectic subjects announced on its cover: art, poetry, history, psychology, money-making ideas, action, advertising, and nonsense. Inspired by Dada, this short-lived student newsletter anticipated the aesthetics of later zines and the early practices of mail art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConceived as a visual and textual montage, this is the fifth issue of Volume 1 (1959), featuring written and drawn contributions by Ruscha and his Chouinard peers, including Charles Frazier, Jacquie Bellon, Bill Kinser, Bud Luckey, and others. This particular copy has a notable provenance, having belonged to Ruscha’s childhood friend and collaborator, the composer and poet Mason Williams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Metabooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54639530869075,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1068\/8898\/6963\/files\/ORB_1Cover.png?v=1787493118","url":"https:\/\/metabooks.art\/products\/orb-volume-1-5","provider":"Metabooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}