Street art books
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
Subway Art
Henry ChalfantPhotographs of New York subway trains covered in writing, documenting the 1970s and early 1980s scene that most later street art traces back to.
Wall and Piece
BanksyBanksy's own account of his stencil work and his ideas about public space, ownership, and the illegal status of much street art.
Spraycan Art
James PrigoffA broader survey of spray-paint art in the 1980s, following on from Subway Art and showing how the form moved beyond trains.
Graffiti World
Nicholas GanzA global survey that shows graffiti and street art developing in many countries, not only New York and Europe.
The World Atlas Of Street Art And Graffiti
Rafael SchacterAn illustrated overview organized by place, useful for seeing how local traditions and political situations shape street art.
Chosen and described with AI from our notes on the genre.
More street art books
- Banksy
BanksyWill Ellsworth-Jones - Street Fonts
Street FontsClaudia Walde2011 - Street Art
Street ArtAllan Schwartzman1985 - Signs from the heart
Signs from the heartAmalia Mesa-Bains1990 - The History of American Graffiti
The History of American GraffitiRoger Gastman2011 - Street art world
Street art worldAlison Young2016 - Graffiti Cookbook
Graffiti CookbookBjorn Almqvist2013 - This is not a photo opportunity
This is not a photo opportunityBanksy2015 - Street Sketchbook
Street SketchbookTristan Manco2007 - KAWS, 1993-2010KAWS, 1993-2010Kaws2010
- Journal of International Political Graphics and Culture
Journal of International Political Graphics and CultureAlec Dunn2013 - The art of chalk
The art of chalkTracy Lee Stum2016