City as Canvas: New York City Graffiti From the Martin Wong Collection
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (606 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847839869 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Exhibition Schedule: Museum of the City of New York: Opens October 2013. City as Canvas traces the origins of urban self-expression and the era of "outlaw" street art in New York, which primed the floodgates for graffiti art to spread worldwide. Showcasing Wong’s enormous graffiti art collection, the book contains artwork, photographs, black books, letters, postcards, posters, and flyers made by Wong and his artist friends. A visual account of the birth of graffiti and street art, showcasing as-yet-unseen works collected by pr
“Street art books are easy to find but ones like City As Canvas are rare. Offering authentic history & deep context, it chronicles the crucial first chapter of the emergence of graffiti & early street art…” Werd"Dwelling in the resplendent squalor of Wong’s apartment is precisely the experience the curators Sean Corcoran and Carlo McCormick recreate in City as Canvas, an accounting of Wong’s huge personal trove and its place in history, with reflections on the man by his artist friends." The New York Times
Lee Quinones is a street artist and actor. His writing has appeared in Vibe, Spin, Rolling Stone, Complex, and Mass Appeal. . He is the senior editor of Paper magazine. Sean Corcoran is the Curator of Prints and Photography at the Museum of the City of New York. Writer and curator Carlo McCormick is the author of numerous books on contemporary art and artists. Christopher "Daze" Ellis is a street and studio artist.
Cool book for the street artist. Got this for my street artist nephew who said it was great. He was with us on vacation and I did notice him looking at it a lot. He said it was very interesting and a great resource!. "Cool Book. As a collector of artwork of friends" according to ISH. Cool Book. As a collector of artwork of friends and peers, I appreciate how the collection has an opportunity to be enjoyed by the public.. Four Stars Amazon Customer cool book for a gift