Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Book: Broken Windows: Graffiti NYC

Broken Windows: Graffiti NYC
By: James T. Murray, Karla L. Murray

Broken Windows - Graffiti NYC documents the flowering of the graffiti movement of the post-train era, and this newly revised 2010 edition has been completely redesigned with 70 more pages and many new photographs. In the 1980s graffiti was pushed out of the subways as the trains were cleaned once and for all.

In the 1990s, much of the graffiti action in New York migrated to the city's walls, enabling the 'writers' to execute more refined and concept-driven large-scale pieces. By the end of decade, this new medium was being used to great effect. Photographers James & Karla Murray took great pains to faithfully capture an unprecedented rebirth of the movement, documenting the most significant murals created during 1996 - 2001.

Broken Windows contains insightful interviews, an extensive selection of women s' graffiti, and features the work of more than 180 artists from The United States, Germany, France, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Holland, Italy, and Norway.
Title: Broken Windows: Graffiti NYC
Authors: James T. Murray, Karla L. Murray
ISBN: 1584233761
EAN: 9781584233763
Pages: 254
Dimensions: 27.8 x 22.2cm (10.9 x 8.7 in)
Format: Hardcover
Pub date: December 2009

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