Untitled. Street Art in the Counter Culture
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (994 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0955912105 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Adam S. Beaver said Wonderful, visual anthology. I received "Untitled II" as a gift, and that prompted me to purchased this initial volume. Although I found vol. "Wonderful, visual anthology" according to Adam S. Beaver. I received "Untitled II" as a gift, and that prompted me to purchased this initial volume. Although I found vol. 2 much more interesting, this issue set the stage for the author's particular approach: sections of styles, sections of artists/authors, and critical commentary sprinkled throughout.. much more interesting, this issue set the stage for the author's particular approach: sections of styles, sections of artists/authors, and critical commentary sprinkled throughout.. colleen antonucci said Five Stars. This was a gift for a friends and they loved it!. Interesting and provocative book, part hoax and part hype, but it's street art as book Michael A. Duvernois A quick caution, don't believe everything you read. This is a fun book, a provocation thrown into the bookstore by street artists (re)writing their history and philosophy. In many ways this is the precursor to Exit Through The Gift Shop (Banksy and Fairey's half hoax, half documentary movie). T
Is anyone taking this thing seriously? Should it be taken seriously? Is it all just an immense daisy chain of poker faces, irony and mind games? Brilliant images of graffiti collected from all over the world and preserved here before the legions employed to destroy them and chip them off the walls. Before it was redeveloped it inspired acts of love and passion: Lou Reed made it the subject of a poem and Untitled preserves it in all of its glory. Oh, and Banksy hits the West Bank. Not to be filed under history, photography, design or non-fiction, as it contains outright lies and outrageous subjective opinion, this book is definitely about street art. It is also about now. This is art driven by existential hunger, art that attacks you only if you are lame, art that inspires mystery and creativity. 11 Spring St NY was a much-loved site that became a graffiti landmark. Includes works by Banksy, Faile, Dface, Swoon, Bast, Blu, Blek Le Rat, Obey, Dolk, Eine, Gaia, Elbowtoe, Hush, Copyright, Mir, Dan Witz, Space Invader, Armsrock, Doze Green, Know Hope, Sku
Really it's a great book, part fiction, part document, it's in a category all of it's own. I've got every darn book printed on the scene including my now much revered first edition of Faith of Graffiti by dear dead Norman Mailer and this magnificent tome beats them all, even anything by El Banksy.