Written On The City: Graffiti Messages Worldwide [Hardcover]

Axel Albin (Author), Josh Kamler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2, 2008

Someone Is Trying to Tell You Something

This book is a glimpse into a vast conversation happening illegally and in public. All over the world, people are writing messages on the walls and sidewalks of the cities in which we live. They are staying up late, breaking the law, and taking risks to say something to you.

Some of it is funny. Some of it is beautiful. Lots of it is upsetting, crazy, and brilliant at the same time. And all of it is important.

This book continues that conversation through the eyes of photographers who recognized the importance of those words on the walls and shared them with us. Enjoy.

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Review

"Poignant ... funny ... thought-provoking ..." -- Newsweek, Aug. 18-25, 2008

About the Author

Axel Albin and Josh Kamler are principals at Language in Common, a creativity and communications studio that makes good things happen in culture and commerce. In 2006, the duo built a website called Written on the City to collect and share images of message graffiti. What began in San Francisco spread to more than 100 cities around the world, and new images from new places show up every day.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: How (September 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600610773
• ISBN-13: 978-1600610776
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,135,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Written on the City, October 20, 2008

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Teresa Walsh (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Written On The City: Graffiti Messages Worldwide (Hardcover)

Have you ever wondered about those messages stenciled on the sidewalk? They always stir my curiosity. Or the random phrase spray painted on some wall? I love you, it says. I know it's not meant for me, or is it? Written on the City shows you these messages, a glorious crowd of them from Madrid, Sofia, San Francisco, Montevideo, London, so many more.

Bottom line: Do you ever feel alone in your teeming city?

If so, this book is for you. It's for me, too, because it connects me and you, not just to our cities, no, it'll send you around the world. Every time I dip into the book or visit the website that began it all, I know I'm part of world conversation, on the down low, up from the streets.

It's a beautiful book, too.