Subway Art
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Subway Art
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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.
'Many of the images are today iconic masterpieces ... one of the most influential art books of its time' Eye Magazine
In 1984, the groundbreaking Subway Art brought graffiti to the world. 30 years on, the bible of the street-art movement is back and better than ever.
• With over 70 fresh photographs not included in the original edition.
• In new introductions Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant recall how they gained entry to the New York City graffiti community in the 1970s and 1980s.
• New afterwords continue the story from the decline of the subway graffiti scene in the late 1980s to its unexpected rebirth as a global art movement.
• The authors bring us up to date on how the lives of the original subway artists have unfolded, and mourn the loss of several writers to the darker forces of the street.
Series: Street Graphics / Street Art
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Subway Art by Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant is praised as the quintessential book for graffiti enthusiasts, vividly capturing the essence and style of the 1980s street art scene.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780500292129
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 September 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Illustration: 153 Illustrations, color
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 234.0mm
Height: 335.0mm
Weight: 850g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Martha Cooper has contributed the photographs for over twenty books and is Director of Photography at City Lore, the New York Center for Urban Folk Culture. Henry Chalfant is an American photographer and videographer well known for his work on hip hop culture. He is the author of Spraycan Art, and his world-renowned documentation of the artists of the New York subway was memorialized in the most successful book on graffiti ever published, Subway Art, published by Thames & Hudson.
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