{"title":"Rafael Schacter","description":"\u003cp\u003eRafael Schacter explores the vibrant world of urban creativity through his insightful works on graffiti and street art. His books delve into the cultural significance and artistic expression found in public spaces, offering a fresh perspective on contemporary visual culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending elements of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e with a spirit of \u003cem\u003eTravel \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/em\u003e, Schacter’s writings invite readers to discover hidden stories and monumental artworks across the globe, highlighting how street art transforms environments and challenges perceptions.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-world-atlas-of-street-art-by-lachlan-macdowall-9780711283442","title":"The World Atlas of Street Art","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis truly global and visually stunning compendium showcases some of the most breath-taking pieces of street art and graffiti from around the world. Since its genesis on the East Coast of the United States in the late 1960s, street art has travelled to nearly every corner of the globe, morphing into highly ornate and vibrant new styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe World Atlas of Street Art\u003c\/em\u003e is the first truly geographical survey of urban art, revised and updated in 2023 to include new voices, increased female representation, and cities emerging as street art hubs. Featuring specially commissioned works from major graffiti and street art practitioners, it offers you an insider's view of the urban landscape as the artists themselves experience it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrganised geographically, by continent and by city — from New York, Los Angeles, and Montreal in North America, through Mexico City and Buenos Aires in Latin America, to London, Berlin, and Madrid in Europe, Sydney and Auckland in the Pacific, as well as brand new chapters covering Africa and Asia — it profiles more than 100 of today's most important artists and features over 700 astonishing artworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully illustrated book, produced with the help of many of the artists it features, dispels the idea of such art as a thoughtless defacement of pristine surfaces, and instead celebrates it as a contemporary and highly creative inscription upon the skin of the built environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833781342444,"sku":"9780711283442","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/628bc3c491cc84e1a4179edc91cda56b.jpg?v=1758486912"},{"product_id":"monumental-graffiti-by-rafael-schacter-9780262049221","title":"Monumental Graffiti","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat graffiti says about contemporary society, and why it demands our urgent attention as a form of civic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is graffiti—vandalism, ornament, art? What if, rather than any of those things, we thought of graffiti as a monument? How would that change our understanding of graffiti, and, in turn, our understanding of monument? In \u003cem\u003eMonumental Graffiti\u003c\/em\u003e, curator and anthropologist Rafael Schacter focuses on the material, communicative, and contextual aspects of these two forms of material culture to provide a timely perspective on public art, citizenship, and the city today. He applies monument as a lens to understand graffiti and graffiti as a lens to comprehend monument, challenging us to consider what the appropriate monument for our contemporary world could be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonumental Graffiti\u003c\/em\u003e unpacks today's iconoclastic moment, showing us why graffiti demands our urgent attention as a form of expression that challenges power structures by questioning whose voices are included in—and whose are excluded from—public space. 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