Graffiti world : street art from five continents / Nicholas Ganz ; edited by Tristan Manco.

Main entry:

Ganz, Nicholas.

Title & Author:

Graffiti world : street art from five continents / Nicholas Ganz ; edited by Tristan Manco.

Publication:

New York : H.N. Abrams, 2004.

Description:

375 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 374).
History of graffiti -- Styles of graffiti -- Definition of terms -- The Americas -- Europe -- The rest of the world.

Summary:

Graffiti is as old as cities--from the political slogans scribbled on public buildings in ancient Roman cities, to anonymous spray-can art that began appearing on city walls in New York and Philadelphia in the late 1970s, graffiti art has stood the test of time. As hip-hop culture spread from America, graffiti became a worldwide phenomenon, emerging in the 1980s as the symbolic artistic language of young people everywhere and one of the most potent influences on youth-oriented marketing and design. Today's young graffiti artists incorporate a variety of mediums--including stickers, stencils, oils, acrylics, and oil-based chalk--as well as an ever-expanding range of social commentary. With more than 2,000 illustrations by over 150 artists from all over the world and interviews with many of them, this book is a comprehensive survey of graffiti art.--From publisher description.

ISBN:

0810949792 (hardcover)
9780810949799 (hardcover)

Subject:

Street art.
Mural painting and decoration 20th century.
Graffiti.
Art dans la rue.
Peinture et décoration murales 20e siècle.
street art.
graffiti art.
Mural painting and decoration
Graffito
Straßenkunst

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Manco, Tristan.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 239978
Call No.: BIB 169898
Status: Available

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