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"'Tyre Choice' is a term mostly used in the world of motor racing. To make the right tyre choice for the circumstances – at the right time – is essential for success. It can make the difference between winning and being lapped by the winner.
Content
In his photographic volume 'Tyre Choices', the prominent Swedish photographer Gerry JOHANSSON (b.1945) shows how different tyres can be right for different purposes. For instance, the American artist Robert Rauschenberg choose a high profile cross-ply tyre to fit around a goat in his installation 'Monogram' from 1955–1959. The photographs in the out-of-print photo volume 'Tyre Choice' were made between 1962 and 2016 in Sweden, Mongolia, USA, Japan, Spain and Germany. Limited edition of 400 numbered copies.