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A nice, sometimes wordy account of the history of graffiti in the new york culture. Packed full of old school pics (pre 1980?) and writers. Lots of personal anectdotes, (from various sources), and ideas/ideals of aerosol culture, This book is like stepping back to the 70's. Phase 2, (the author) has an interesting, self invented vocabulary that seems complicated at first, but what better to use to describe the emergence of the worlds latest most "dis-understood" (AND IMPORTANT) art/culture? The book works to dispell the myth that spraycan creations are not "graffiti" (the media induced "dis-scription"), but is an artform, a communication form, being squashed by the powers that be (and he presents a fine arguement at that). If you want to learn more about the "aerosol culture", this book is a great start. It is currently out of print, but if you look hard enough, you can dig it up. Hazard one. ugn ohio

I got this book personally from the Author, D. Schmidlapp who I hadn't seen in about 20yrs! It's a gem of a find as it is out of print & the latest, revised versions are only found in Europe (as I understand). The book is loaded with flicks from decades ago & presents an organized time line of train graffiti. It's very nostolgic & the type of book that you'll wanna pick up again & again to review the old shots! A must have for a serious collector of graff books.