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Abstract Graffiti by Cedar Lewisohn


Abstract Graffiti by Cedar Lewisohn

Since the early days of the graffiti movement in late 1970s New York, street art has transformed cities around the world. Today it is a hugely popular, yet still highly controversial art form. In Abstract Graffiti, Cedar Lewisohn provides a vibrant account of the ‘outer limits’ of street art and graffiti that are being explored by artists in cities as diverse as London, Prague, Philadelphia, and São Paulo. The work of these artists is ‘abstract’ not necessarily in the sense that it is non-figurative; rather, it may embrace a fresh, abstract approach to art. Lewisohn interviews both established graffiti artists and new practitioners of avant-garde forms of art in public spaces — such as Knit Graffiti and Street Training — and traces the art-historical lineage of these abstract trends.

Addressing such issues as street art as a form of protest, graffiti as a crime, the place of street art in museums and in urban society, and the evolution of materials, this book offers unrivaled insight into some of the most exciting and challenging work on the contemporary art scene.

• A timely overview of emerging trends and style developments in global street art
• Includes contributions from and exclusive interviews with the street artists Rammellzee, Barbara Kruger, and Crew Against People

• With over 160 photographs of new work in cities worldwide,
from Berlin to Buenos Aires and Moscow to Monterrey

CEDAR LEWISOHN is a writer, artist, and curator based in London. He
curated the exhibition Street Art at Tate Modern in 2008, and is the
author of the book Street Art: The Graffiti Revolution, published in the same year.

$24.95 US
$27.95 CAN
Hardback
ISBN 978-1-8589-4526-2
176 pages
23 x 23 cm (9 x 9 in)
170 illustrations, 160 in color
To be published on March 2011
Rights available

Here's a book we are looking to have in our private library

Cedar Lewisohn's Abstract Graffiti won the Best International Book of 2011, an award organized by Graffiti Art magazine and voted for by its readers

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