The art gallery careers developed by graffiti writers from new York and London
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Martha A Picture Story Q & A
Subway Art 25th anniversary hardback cover A bit of context to begin with. All over the world there are graffiti writers who will testify that their introduction to graffiti began with one book, Subway Art written by Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant. In 2009 I queued with literally hundreds of other graffiti fans and graffiti […]
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My Dog Sighs – Crylong
CRYLONG Nelly Duff 156 Columbia Rd, London E2 7RG 8TH – 14TH Nov 2019 My Dog Sighs has a London solo show at Nelly Duff, well overdue after a long gap since his last London solo show. This photorealistic extraordinaire has steadily built up a broad array of impressive street art styles, most famous of […]
I don’t know how I have missed this, I have not seen it before but this contemporary short film is absolutely fascinating. A sprightly Martha Cooper jumps on top of car roofs to get those outdoor whole train panorama shots while Henry Chalfant does one of the best impressions of Keith Haring ever (ok…maybe I […]
I thought that as a reference book and an X-ray shot into a counter culture that generally is inclined to shun publicity, Subway Art could not be bettered. Sitting with the 30cm x 43cm 25th anniversary addition on my knees (the book – not me) I conclude that as a photograph album this new edition […]