Overview
This book gives new and old fans of grafitti/street art the backstory about the art they crave: the origins of street art in NYC.
Full Product Details
Author: Carlo McCormick ,
Sean Corcoran ,
Lee Quinones ,
Sacha Jenkins
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Imprint: Skira Rizzoli
Dimensions:
Width: 22.10cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 25.90cm
Weight: 1.259kg
ISBN: 9780847839865
ISBN 10: 0847839869
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 15 October 2013
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Street art books are easy to find but ones like City As Canvas are rare. Offering authentic history & deep context, it chronicles the crucial first chapter of the emergence of graffiti & early street art... Werd Dwelling in the resplendent squalor of Wong's apartment is precisely the experience the curators Sean Corcoran and Carlo Mc-Cormick recreate in City as Canvas, an accounting of Wong's huge personal trove and its place in history, with reflections on the man by his artist friends. The New York Times
"“Street art books are easy to find but ones like City As Canvas are rare. Offering authentic history & deep context, it chronicles the crucial first chapter of the emergence of graffiti & early street art…” ~Werd ""Dwelling in the resplendent squalor of Wong’s apartment is precisely the experience the curators Sean Corcoran and Carlo McCormick recreate in City as Canvas, an accounting of Wong’s huge personal trove and its place in history, with reflections on the man by his artist friends."" ~The New York Times"
Street art books are easy to find but ones like City As Canvas are rare. Offering authentic history & deep context, it chronicles the crucial first chapter of the emergence of graffiti & early street art... Werd Dwelling in the resplendent squalor of Wong's apartment is precisely the experience the curators Sean Corcoran and Carlo Mc-Cormick recreate in City as Canvas, an accounting of Wong's huge personal trove and its place in history, with reflections on the man by his artist friends. The New York Times
Author Information
Writer and curator Carlo McCormick is the author of numerous books on contemporary art and artists. His writing has appeared in Art in America, Art News, Artforum, Spin, Tokion, and Vice, among other publications. He is the senior editor of Paper magazine. Sean Corcoran is the Curator of Prints and Photography at the Museum of the City of New York. Sacha Jenkins is a journalist, author, and TV producer. His writing has appeared in Vibe, Spin, Rolling Stone, Complex, and Mass Appeal. Christopher ""Daze"" Ellis is a street and studio artist. Lee Quinones is a street artist and actor.
