Born In The Streets: Graffiti

Features of Born in the Streets: Graffiti

Published on the occasion of the exhibition Born in the Streets-Graffiti presented in 2009 at the Fondation Cartier pour lart contemporain, the catalog revisits the birth of graffiti, analyzes its codes and techniques, and presents the movements major figures, focusing on the artists who contributed to its explosion, its diffusion, and its recognition by the contemporary art world.The book includes photographs by Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant and John Naar, and features many previously unpublished images. Presenting works by artists participating in the exhibition (Basco Vazko, Cripta, JonOne, Olivier Kosta-Thfaine, Barry McGee, Nug, Evan Roth, Boris Tellegen, Vitch, and Grard Zlotykamien) as well as photographs they took in their respective cities, it also provides a panorama of graffiti in cities such as New York, Paris, Hong Kong and So Paulo. An introduction by Richard Goldstein and several interviews with artists shed new light on this artistic movement and the major stages of its evolution.