Cet Atlas du street art et du graffiti constitue l'ouvrage le plus approfondi sur le sujet. Il offre un panorama mondial de cet art aux influences multiples : le spray can art, le pixãçao brésilien, le pop art et le land art américains, les pochoirs politiques argentins ; et aux manifestations diverses : du graffiti traditionnel à l'intervention sculpturale, de l'affiche à la performance et de l'abstraction géométrique à la figuration photoréaliste. Un art populaire qui s'est développé dans des environnements très divers, de la métropole surpeuplée au désert perdu, et a été produit par des créateurs de toute nationalité, religion ou culture. 107 artistes - 31 pays - Contexte historique et influences - 750 illustrations - Focus sur 21 villes - cartes originales créées par les artistes - Glossaire.
This truly global and visually stunning compendium showcases some of the most breath-taking pieces of street art and graffiti from around the world.
Since its genesis on the East Coast of the United States in the late 1960s, street art has travelled to nearly every corner of the globe, morphing into highly ornate and vibrant new styles.
This unique atlas is the first truly geographical survey of urban art, revised and updated in 2023 to include new voices, increased female representation and cities emerging as street art hubs.
Featuring specially commissioned works from major graffiti and street art practitioners, it offers you an insider's view of the urban landscape as the artists themselves experience it.
Organized geographically, by continent and by city - from New York, Los Angeles and Montreal in North America, through Mexico City and Buenos Aires in Latin America, to London, Berlin and Madrid in Europe, Sydney and Auckland in the Pacific, as well as brand new chapters covering Africa and Asia - it profiles more than 100 of today's most important artists and features over 700 astonishing artworks.
This beautifully illustrated book, produced with the help of many of the artists it features, dispels the idea of such art as a thoughtless defacement of pristine surfaces, and instead celebrates it as a contemporary and highly creative inscription upon the skin of the built environment.
