'The ultimate book for fans of graffiti … captures 1980s-cool' - City Magazine
In 1984, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the imagination of a generation with Subway Art, a groundbreaking book documenting the work of graffiti writers who illegally painted subway cars in New York City. The 2009 edition of the book is now available in a new, slightly reduced format. Henry Chalfant's images of the trains retain their impact, while Martha Cooper's narrative pictures tell the story. In the introductions, the authors recall how they gained entry to the New York graffiti community in the 1970s and 1980s and describe the techniques that they used to photograph it. Afterwords report how the lives of the original subway artists have unfolded, and chronicle the end of the subway graffiti scene in the late 1980s and its unexpected rebirth as a global art movement. This is an essential book for all fans of graffiti, stunning photography and 1980s-cool.
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Documenting the work of graffiti writers who illegally painted subway cars in New York City, the authors recall how they gained entry to the New York graffiti community in the 1970s and 1980s and describe the techniques that they used to photograph it.
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‘Why don’t you photograph graffiti?’ Martha Cooper • ‘If art like this is a crime, let God forgive me.’ Henry Chalfant • SUBWAY ART • ‘We may have lost the trains...’ Martha Cooper • ‘... but we’ve gained the whole world.’ Henry Chalfant
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'Many of the images are today iconic masterpieces … one of the most influential art books of its time’ <i>Eye Magazine</i>
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780500292129
Publisert
2015-09-21
Utgiver
Vendor
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Vekt
850 gr
Høyde
335 mm
Bredde
234 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128