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Street Art: The Graffiti Revolution

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It's a bit of a pity, cause the book really tries to offer an attempt to analyze and expand on the complexities and challenges of urban interventions. But that is its main problem, it is just an attempt. Quickly after some lofty promises the book falls very short of actual research and analysis and is prey of a predictable and trite repetition of artists, and approaches, widespread cliches about art, and an overtly simplistic idolization of NY in the 70s and 80s as the cradle or urban art.

While NY would need to feature prominently in a treaty of street art there is much more that goes beyond it, before, during and after the peak of the Manhattan expressions that are glorified here. I would recommend this one for someone who would like to know more about that period since it seems that were is the author may have had more access. But for a selection of artists with a variety of approaches "Street Renegades" will be far more stimulating for those catching up with some tendencies.

And while it seems like one of the most dedicated attempts to offer a systemic critique of street interventions and urban language, for a volume that actually does that we will need to wait.

Fun explanation and exploration of this modern and mostly misunderstood art form. Talented, funny, irreverent, a true art development of "the people" to be found everywhere.