R.I.P.: Memorial Wall Art (Street Graphics / Street Art) [Paperback]

Joseph Sciorra (Author), Martha Cooper (Author)

Book Description

Series: Street Graphics / Street Art | Publication Date: April 2002

Once, the spraycan "kings" of New York's subways astounded the world with their exuberant graffiti images. Now a new generation of artists has hit the streets and is decorating neighbourhood walls with memorials to the tragic and untimely deaths of friends and loved ones. "R.I.P." - assembling the very best of a vibrant street art wave - contains colour photographs of memorials from Harlem and the Lower East Side, the South Bronx and Brooklyn, as well as the moving stories behind them. The victims of shootings, accidents, arguments, police killings and drug-related turf wars may be gone, but thanks to these paintings they are not forgotten: for a violent and indifferent city has also spawned a rich urban art form. Martha Cooper's first book of photographs was "Subway Art" (with Henry Chalfant, Thames and Hudson, 1984).

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0500277761
• ISBN-13: 978-0500277768
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 9.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,791,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars great detail on the subject, October 20, 2005

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This review is from: R.I.P.: Memorial Wall Art (Street Graphics / Street Art) (Paperback)

great rip murals,the pics are well taken and very professional.most of the pics even have the sad story as to why the murals was created.very sad but its the life of the streets.a good buy worth the cash