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1) Shadowman
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
English
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Description
At once an engaging tale of the rise and fall of the former Lower East Side luminary Richard Hambleton, and a searing critique of the commerce-driven art world that discarded him when his work no longer conformed to the trends of the moment. SHADOWMAN opens viewers' eyes to Hambleton's work itself - which remains relatively unknown despite its link to contemporaries like Basquiat and descendants like Banksy, not to mention high profile late-career...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
New York City is eternally evolving. From its iconic skyline to its side alleys, the new is perpetually being built on the debris of the past. But a movement to preserve the city's vanishing landscapes has emerged. For nearly twenty years, Frank Jump has been documenting the fading ads that are visible, but less often seen, all over New York. Disappearing from the sides of buildings or hidden by new construction, these signs are remnants of lost eras...
Author
Language
English
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Description
As the great city of New York moves, changes, and evolves every day, the few remnants of its past go unnoticed. New York City's "ghost signs" -advertisements painted across the facades of buildings that date back to the 19th century-are often invisible to the busy New Yorker, but defiantly conspicuous if only we turn our eyes and look upwards. These faded representations of the city's rich economic and social history are slowly disappearing before...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Ranging from the birth of simple signature tags to today's vibrant murals, and covering the ups and downs of the movement, the culture's value system, and its social framework, "Graffiti New York" provides an essential history of this art form. Illustrated.
11) Wall writers
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Following graffiti's early days on the streets of NYC and Philadelphia in the '60s, the art form has since exploded into a global revolution of creative expression. Narrated by John Waters, this documentary features unprecedented access to the forefathers of graffiti, along with testimonies from the journalists, historians, and politicians who bore witness to the largest art awakening of the century.
14) Street art
Author
Publisher
Dial Press, Doubleday & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[1985].
Language
English
15) Sentone
Author
Series
On the run volume 01
Publisher
From Here to Fame
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Since 1983, SENTO has been an active graffiti artist painting every surface that holds still long enough to get a fresh coat of Krylon paint. From New Yorks trains to billboards, from highways to freight trains and even going as far as traveling around the world painting, as a Bronx native he has consistently pushed the boundaries of what it means to be a style writer and bomber.
Author
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Documents the "aerosol art" movement which began in the 1970s as spray painting on New York City subway cars and eventually moved into downtown galleries, and introduces some of the artists associated with the style.
Author
Publisher
Carnage NYC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Banksy in New York offers a first-hand account of his residency: the defacement and removal of his pieces, reactions from neighbors and building owners and interactions between Banksy's fans and foes.
The author draws on his extensive knowledge of street art and graffiti in New York to assess the impact of Banksy's work from a cultural and art-historical perspective. Mock is as much a fan as a critic of the artist's work and delivers his account...
19) Street art NYC
Author
Publisher
Dokument Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The birthplace of graffiti, New York City has evolved into a global center for street art. Its public surfaces host a range of media from handmade stickers and wheatpastes to huge installations and murals. Artists from across the globe routinely travel to New York City to grace its walls as they refashion the city into one huge never-ending unofficial street art festival. Among these are such contemporary urban legends as Shepard Fairey, Ron English,...