Research Catalog

Title

Born in the streets : graffiti.

Publication

Paris : Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain ; New York : Distributed by Thames & Hudson 2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Chandès, Hervé, 1957-
• Fondation Cartier

Description

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.; 21 x 34 cm.

Summary

"A survey of the artists who contributed to the origins and spread of the graffiti movement worldwide, published to accompany an exhibition at the Fondation Cartier in Paris. Beginning in July 2009, the Fondation Cartier will be hosting an exhibition that celebrates street art. The show and the accompanying catalogue first reexamine the birth and evolution of the graffiti movement in New York in the early 1970s, and feature documentation from that time, including press clips and photographs of tags and graffiti by artists such as Lee, Seen, and Lady Pink, among others. The book then explores the explosion of creativity worldwide that followed the New York movement, especially in Paris, which became the nerve center for European graffiti in the 1980s. It juxtaposes the different aesthetics of cities like New York, Paris, London, Berlin, and São Paulo, highlighting styles specific to each city and the diverse practices of contemporary artists who began in the graffiti movement. There are interviews with artists who influenced the development of street art and with others, such as gallery owners, who were involved in its evolution."--Publisher description.

Alternative Title

Graffiti

Subject

• Graffiti
• Street art

Genre/Form

• Exhibition catalogs
• Interviews

Note

• "The exhibition , Born in the streets--Graffiti, is organized with support from the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, under the aegis of the Fondation de France, and with the sponsorship of Cartier."
• Includes filmography

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

• 9780500976951 (pbk.)
• 0500976953 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 317473468
• SCSB-10493396

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library