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Spray Nation

1980s NYC Graffiti Photographs
Author: Search for this author Cooper, Martha (author)
Statement of Responsibility: Martha Cooper
Year: 2022
Media group: Buch
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If you were a graffiti writer in 1980s New York City, you wanted Martha Cooper to document your workand she probably did. Cooper has spent decades immortalizing art that is often overlooked, and usually illegal. Her first book, 1984s »Subway Art« (a collaboration with Henry Chalfant), is affectionately referred to by graffiti artists as the »bible«. To create »Spray Nation«, Cooper and editor Roger Gastman pored through hundreds of thousands of 35mm Kodachrome slides, painstakingly selecting and digitizing them. The photos range from obscure tags to intimate portraits, action shots, walls, and subway cars painted inside and out. They are accompanied by heartfelt essays celebrating Coopers drive, spirit, and singular vision. The images capture a gritty New York era that is gone forever. And although the original pieces (as well as many of their creators) have been lost, these resplendent photos feel as immediate and powerful as a subway train thundering down the tracks.

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Author: Search for this author Cooper, Martha (author)
Statement of Responsibility: Martha Cooper
Year: 2022
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ISBN: 978-3-7913-8874-8
ISBN (2nd): 3-7913-8874-6
Description: 288 Seiten : Illustrationen
Tags: Geschichte 1970-1980, Geschichte 1980-1990, Martha Cooper, Subway, Subway Art, Train, Train Photography, Trainwriting, Trainwriting Street Art
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Language: Englisch
Media group: Buch