"Fifteen Pornography Companies," a 2006 series by Louisa Van Leer, uses Ruscha's deadpan approach to photograph the banal locations of Los Angeles's pornography industry.
"I'm trying to play with how we ascribe value to history, how we build the story of history, how we perceive art by glamorizing banal locations and things from around the city," Mr. Hudson said.
As a fan of such classic films noir as "Double Indemnity," Mr. Nolan played with film noir elements for his own film -- from the deliberately banal locations to the characters who circle Leonard in the story.
The scale of the carnage, the banal and carefree locations that the terrorists chose for their murderous work — these were hard to anticipate.
The scale of the carnage, the banal and carefree locations that the terrorists chose for their murderous work these were hard to anticipate.
She betrays an intensity about her work, her voice tinged with surprise at how banal some of these locations appeared, despite their role in history.
While much of the so-called quickie quota fare was substandard, Mr. Vorhaus's work drew accolades for breaking the stereotype with its exciting handling of banal material, fast cutting, seductive location shots and humane characterizations by actors like Merle Oberon, John Mills, Ida Lupino and Margaret Rutherford.
For instance, many conversations may be construed as aimed at answering a question, even when that question concerns something as banal as the afternoon's weather or the location of the nearest subway station.
In a sale held on Sept. 9 at Christie's South Kensington, the neighborhood location on Old Brompton Road that handles goods too banal to be admitted to Christie's premises in Saint James, posters took off like brushfire.
