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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best book on the topic,
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This review is from: Street Art and the War on Terror: How the World's Best Graffiti Artists Said No to the Iraq War (Hardcover)
This is a beautifully composed book that looks at street from every corner of the globe. But what sets this book apart is the extremely insightful narrative that accompanies the photos. You will never look at street art or the war on terror in the same way.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Flojo y facilón,
By Daniel Lobo (Washington, DC More often than not.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Street Art and the War on Terror: How the World's Best Graffiti Artists Said No to the Iraq War (Hardcover)
"Arte callejero y la guerra contra el terror" es el titulo de un libro que recopila muestras globales de arte callejero durante la administración Bush en Estados Unidos y críticas con sus políticas. Tras el subtítulo "como los mejores artistas del graffiti dijeron no a la guerra en Iraq" ofrece tanto una muestra interesante como algunas lagunas en su planteamiento.En el libro estoy involucrado como autor con las cuatro imágenes que he donado de Washington DC. Y mientras me siento agradecido cada vez que tengo la oportunidad de diversificar las representaciones de esta ciudad y ofrecer algo de su lectura más compleja y distante, también es cierto que son muchos los que buscan perspectivas comunes tanto en su documentación de la ciudad como en sus intervenciones artísticas. En realidad es una sorpresa halagadora pero incómoda que DC sólo haya sido representado a través de mis fotos. En muchos casos agrupar a todas las muestras bajo una protesta directa contra la llamada "guerra contra el terror" y la guerra y ocupación de Iraq se convierte en un grueso ejercicio de generalización. Un ejercicio que esconde matices obvios y no tan obvios, como el ramillete de protestas que están más relacionadas con sentimientos anticapitalistas, aspectos de la cultura estadounidense, o críticas a la idiosincrasia contemporánea, que relacionada explícitamente con el vigente gobierno estadounidense. Del mismo modo, los textos parecen no estar escritos en relación con los autores de las obras, ni en relación con los autores de la acción como los de la fotografía en si. Esto genera así un texto genérico, a menudo gratuito que responde a la reflexión personal de Xavier Tápies, editor al cargo de ese aspecto. Son comentarios que buscan a menudo ilustrar imágenes que no lo necesitan y peor aún muchas son las conclusiones sobre lo representado que no se corresponden con el contexto local. Es así en buena medida en las imágenes de Washington y en ese sentido añadiría doble valor la idea de ofrecer la imagen sin narrativa ajena en lugar de generar un relleno forzado. Más: http://daquellamanera.org/?q=node/337
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Pesimo,
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This review is from: Street Art and the War on Terror: How the World's Best Graffiti Artists Said No to the Iraq War (Hardcover)
Nada que no se vea en Internet, realmente esperaba algo de analisis, historia, cronica y contexto. Pero noe s mas que imagenes que bien se pueden sacar de Flickr.
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Shipped in timely manner,
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This review is from: Street Art and the War on Terror: How the World's Best Graffiti Artists Said No to the Iraq War (Hardcover)
We found this book at the Tate Modern in London, and loved it. It's fascinating. However, with the currency exchange rate these days, it was much cheaper to find it in the states. This book was a Christmas gift for our family, and was shipped in good condition and in a timely manner. High marks!
1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
not impressed,
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The collection of art in the book isn't bad, but the way it is presented and the captions accompanying the works leave a lot to be desired. I am not a Bush supporter, but i don't want to have a graffiti of a monkey likened to Bush without any evidence that the artist had that idea in mind. The captions are extremely anti-Bush and one dimensional; everything is about the illegal war in Iraq, the Bush war machine, or the Bush-Blair collaboration. I am a liberal, but anything this one sides invokes in me a desire to play devils advocate. Not an altogether well thought out or significant consideration of the art, but again, the art is good. And to be fair, -some- of the artists were "saying" exactly what the makers of this book wanted them to be saying.
0 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Great book on Public Art,
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This review is from: Street Art and the War on Terror: How the World's Best Graffiti Artists Said No to the Iraq War (Hardcover)
As an Art teacher, I feel that this book is great for looking at images of public art. This book shows that art is happening everywhere in many different forms and artists can make their voices heard. The artists chosen for this book are some of the best artists of the street art/public art movement currently going on.
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Street Art and the War on Terror: How the World's Best Graffiti Artists Said No to the Iraq War by Xavier A. Tapies (Hardcover - September 30, 2007)
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