STREET ART

From train tunnels to glamorous international art fairs, street art is now an acclaimed global phenomenon.

In this book, Simon Armstrong explores its roots and foundations, showing how today’s street art is still heavily influenced by the graffiti culture of 1960s Philadelphia and 1970s New York.

The author describes the latest developments in street art in new materials, styles and techniques and outlines the complex relationship between street art and the law, the commercial art world and the growing phenomenon of neighborhood gentrification.

This book brings together many of the subculture’s most significant artists, from early taggers, including Taki 183, to New York Kings Dondi and Seen, to Shepard Fairey, Banksy, Invader, Miss Van, and Vhils. The exuberant creativity of street art brings color and energy to public spaces around the world and continues to challenge conventional ways of thinking.

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Simon Armstrong – One of the world’s leading experts on street art and graffiti culture. Author, artist, publisher, bookseller, is buyer for Tate Modern.