Trespass : a history of uncommissioned urban art / edited by Ethel Seno ; by Carlo McCormick in collaboration with Wooster Collective's Marc & Sara Schiller ; additional texts by Banksy, Anne Pasternak, and J. Tony Serra.
Preface. City view / Marc and Sara Schiller -- Introduction. Where angels dare to tread / Carlo McCormick -- Rules of the game -- Conquest of space -- Public memory/private secrets -- Deviant signs, free art, and contra-consumerism -- Environmental reclamations -- Magical thinking -- Non-figuratively speaking -- Urban folk -- Afterword. Just do it / Anne Pasternak -- Appendix. Graffiti and U.S. law / J. Tony Serra.
Summary:
"The city as canvas: How self-expression, politics, and protest reclaim the streets Made in collaboration with its featured artists, Trespass traces the rise and global reach of graffiti and urban art, not just as a fringe visual movement but as a social phenomenon and central expression of youth. With an exclusive preface from Banksy, Trespass, now available as a popular Reader's Edition, presents the full historical sweep, international spread, and technical developments of the street art movement. Featuring key works by 150 artists, it connects four generations of street practitioners, incoporating both niche artists such as Miss Van and noteworthy names as Jean Tinguely, Keith Haring, Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer, Gordon Matta-Clark, Billboard Liberation Front, Guerrilla Girls, and Banksy. The book is set out in thematic chapters that engage with the central theme of 'trespassing'. While images of the works are allowed to speak for themselves, each theme is prefaced by a brief essay to provide thought-provoking context to the history, politics, protest, and illicit performance of self-expression in the social space. Writers include Anne Pasternak (director of public arts fund Creative Time) and civil rights lawyer Tony Serra." -- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.