03596nam 2200625Ia 450 991081997090332120200520144314.01-283-95397-81-78042-929-0(CKB)2670000000180968(EBL)915109(OCoLC)793511418(SSID)ssj0000660839(PQKBManifestationID)12239871(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000660839(PQKBWorkID)10707377(PQKB)10011772(MiAaPQ)EBC915109(Au-PeEL)EBL915109(CaPaEBR)ebr10622045(CaONFJC)MIL426647(PPN)177448032(EXLCZ)99267000000018096820080210d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAmerican graffiti /Margo Thompson1st ed.New York Parkstone Internationalc20091 online resource (255 pages) color illustrationsTemporis collection1-84484-561-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction; Authenticity; Primitivism; The Avant-Garde; Acknowledgments; Subway Writers; Writing Culture: Social Networks and the Transmission of Skills; Lettering and Style; Evaluating Quality; BLADE; RAMMELLZEE; NOC 167; QUIK and SEEN; DONDI, FUTURA 2000, ZEPHYR, and LEE; DONDI; FUTURA 2000; ZEPHYR; Graffiti 1980; LEE; LEE and FAB FIVE FREDDY at Galleria la Medusa; FAB FIVE FREDDY; Fashion Moda; CRASH; DAZE; LADY PINK; Graffiti Art and the East Village Art Scene, 1980-1981; The Times Square Show; Events: Fashion Moda at the New Museum; 'The Fire Down Below'; New York/New WaveBeyond Words: Graffiti-Based, -Rooted, and -Inspired Work Graphiti Productions and Graffiti: Above ground; The Fun Gallery Opens; 'The Radiant Child'; Graffiti in Galleries; Solo Shows at the Fun Gallery and 51X; Graffiti Art at Fashion Moda; Graffiti Art and the East Village Phenomenon; Graffiti Art in Art in America and Art News; Basquiat's Solo Show at Fun Gallery; The Pledge of Allegiance; Hubert and Dolores Neumann; Post-Graffiti; Graffiti After Post-Graffiti; Graffiti Art, 1984-1988; The East Village: A Status Report; The Contemporary Art Hype; The End of the East Village; American Graffiti in Europe Graffiti in European Galleries and Museums; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThe first appearances of graffiti "tags" (signatures) on New York City subway trains in the early 1970's were discarded as incidents of vandalism or the rough, violent cries of the ignorant and impoverished. However, as the graffiti movement progressed and tags became more elaborate and ubiquitous, genuine artists emerged whose unique creativity and unconventional media captured the attention of the world.Featuring gallery and street works by several contributors to the graffiti scene, this book offers insight into the lives of urban artists, describes their relationship with the bourgeois artTemporisGraffitiUnited StatesStreet artUnited StatesPainting, American20th centuryGraffitiStreet artPainting, American394Thompson Margo1697296MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819970903321American graffiti4111186UNINA