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Sensacional: Mexican Street Graphics [Hardcover]

Juan C. Mena (Author), Oscar Reyes (Author)

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Publication Date: October 25, 2002

Walk down any street in Mexico, and you'll be greeted by images of soccer stars, mariachi singers, space ships, taxis, tortas, tequila, or any one of the colorful posters that shopkeepers, advertisers, designers, and artists have put up throughout their cities and towns. Sensacional: Mexican Street Graphics is the definitive collection of these outrageous, vivid, exuberant, and downright beautiful images that so often define public space south of the border. In contrast to the corporate efficiency of so much American signage, the images collected here depict a vibrant and experimental visual culture. Advertising everything from sex clubs, wrestling arenas, and restaurants to dentist's offices, auto-body shops, locksmiths, and shoe-repair stores, these images provide an inspiring monument to the craft of vernacular design, and are as much a part of the streetscape as the buildings they cover. Following a foreword by renowned musician and artist David Byrne, and an introduction by design historian Steven Heller, Sensacional presents more than 300 full-color illustrations of Mexico's most animated street graphics.

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About the Author

Juan Carlos Mena teaches design at the Universidad Iberoamericana at Santa Fe Cuidad de Mexico.

Product Details

Hardcover: 347 pages
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; 1 edition (October 25, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1568983468
ISBN-13: 978-1568983462
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 6.9 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds

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5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant!, June 27, 2003

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For once, a graphic book that lets the images speak for themselves. Outstanding printing, true to the essence. Highly recommended!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Nice photos., November 9, 2011

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Buy this if you want a collection of street art. It's a good reference book--no text however. The binding is not the best, I had to use my jade glue to fix it but did not really mind that--books get worn out.

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2.0 out of 5 stars waited more than a collection of murals, June 26, 2011

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very poorly sewn from the day you received this book can not be opened in a way that can be enjoyed at all, tends to fall apart

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I love this. Love every page of it, every image. I took out my 25 favorite pages (so hard to choose) and had them framed together, 5x5. Read more

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Disappointing. I sent it back and ate the return postage. There was no context, no notes telling where in Mexico the images came from, no clue to the actual creators of the... Read more

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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
functional graphics, modest art, street graphics

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Mexico City, State of Mexico, New York, Mexican Street Graphics

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