Street Art AUTH-6483909 ISBN13: 9781505123067

ISBN13: 9781505123067

This also presents explanations of their names

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even when that is not their explicit aim

Street Art AUTH-6483909 ISBN13: 9781505123067Street art is a phenomenon and subculture movement that reaches from the darkest urban backstreets to the most glamorous international art fairs. Despite having earned a place in the canon of twentieth century art history, its qualifications are often disputed by both the art establishment and practitioners themselves, all concerned with notions of authenticity. This book examines how street art evolved from its origins in the 1970s New York graffiti