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The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti /anglais Paperback – October 5, 2017
From Steve Powers (Espo) in New York to Kid Zoom in Australia, taking in Banksy’s London, Paris as transfigured by Honet and OX, and the gargantuan murals of the Brazilian twins ‘Os Gêmeos’, this geographical survey of urban art includes the latest works some of the most prolific and interesting artists from around the world.
Since its genesis on the East Coast of the United States in the late 1960s, street art has travelled to nearly every corner of the globe, morphing into highly ornate and vibrant new styles. This unqiue atlas is the first truly geographical survey of urban art. Featuring specially commissioned works from major graffiti and street art practitioners, it offers you an insider’s view of the urban landscape as the artists themselves experience it.
Organized geographically, by continent and by city – from New York,Los Angeles and Montreal in North America, through Mexico City and Buenos Aires in Latin America, to London, Berlin and Madrid in Europe, as well as Sydney and Tokyo in the Pacific – it profiles more than 100 of today’s most important artists and features over 700 astonishing artworks.
- Print length400 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherAURUM
- Publication dateOctober 5, 2017
- Dimensions8.66 x 1.18 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-101781317216
- ISBN-13978-1781317211
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- Publisher : AURUM; 1st edition (October 5, 2017)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 400 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1781317216
- ISBN-13 : 978-1781317211
- Item Weight : 3.25 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.66 x 1.18 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,381,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #606 in Graffiti & Street Art
- #16,098 in Graphic Design (Books)
- #83,397 in Travel (Books)
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Customers find the book easy to read and enjoyable. They appreciate the great balance of imagery and text. Many consider it a good gift for artists and art enthusiasts. The book provides an interesting introduction to street art and graffiti, covering both the US and world-renowned examples.
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Customers enjoy reading and learning from the book. They find it a nice conversation piece and coffee table book. Many consider it excellent in many ways and their college class textbook.
"...Nice conversation piece and coffee table book. Good quality binding, pages, printing. Book came in 10/10 condition. This was bought as a gift...." Read more
"This is a wonderful book that I obviously throughly enjoyed...." Read more
"...book in that you can just open it to a random section, and read a little bit at a time. Or just flip through and look at the pictures...." Read more
"nice book with plenty photos of various street artists in the world ,meanwhile I bit disapointed about European street artists shown in this book ,..." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's art content. They find it beautiful with plenty of photos of various street artists. The book has a great balance of imagery and text, with excellent photos and quality artwork. It provides an idea of this elusive art form with brilliant colors and murals from various sites.
"This book was beautifully put together with a wide range of beautiful street art, with both graffiti and murals from a variety of different sites." Read more
"Beautiful book. Great for gift giving to that artist or enthusiast in your life. Nice conversation piece and coffee table book...." Read more
"...Not only is there an op art quality that is seductive but the size and quality of the art are equally breath taking...." Read more
"Art amazes me an street art is my new passion. Absolutely best buy if your new or experience in the underground graffiti gone legit." Read more
Customers appreciate the book as a good gift for artists or enthusiasts.
"Beautiful book. Great for gift giving to that artist or enthusiast in your life. Nice conversation piece and coffee table book...." Read more
"Great book that highlights street art! Good gift too!" Read more
"...Makes a great gift, too." Read more
"Great gift..." Read more
Customers find the book informative and interesting. They say it's comprehensive and fun to read.
"...I've looked through it a number of times and find it very interesting...." Read more
"...So, while I did very much enjoy reading and learning from this book, I came away from it feeling quite disenchanted by the overall lack of cultural..." Read more
"Very interesting and very comprehensive and an almost exhaustive study of public expression...." Read more
"So much fun to thumb through and read when I pick it ......" Read more
Customers find the book's content comprehensive and an excellent introduction to street art. They describe it as a great compilation of the world's best street art.
"Very interesting and very comprehensive and an almost exhaustive study of public expression...." Read more
"I bought this for my bf for Xmas and he really likes it. A comprehensive compilation of the world's best street art." Read more
"Great introduction to this vast subject..." Read more
Customers find the book's graffiti content interesting and informative. They say it's a must-have for graffiti and street artists, and a nice addition to any library.
"...Mischief .....aren't in this book ,this book is more documentated on US graffiti and street art and really interesting to have in a collection" Read more
"A must have for graffiti and street artists and a nice book to add in your library in general. Sure worth its money considering its enormous size...." Read more
"...and very well photographed depiction of street art and graffiti all over the world. Makes a great gift, too." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2024This book was beautifully put together with a wide range of beautiful street art, with both graffiti and murals from a variety of different sites.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2022Beautiful book. Great for gift giving to that artist or enthusiast in your life. Nice conversation piece and coffee table book. Good quality binding, pages, printing. Book came in 10/10 condition. This was bought as a gift. Thinking about buying one for myself.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2023I bought this for a friend in prison. He loves art. This book overjoyed him. It is something he cant get in the prison library. He is a graphics artist and has done murals for the prison. This was a good investment.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2014This is a wonderful book that I obviously throughly enjoyed. Not only is there an op art quality that is seductive but the size and quality of the art are equally breath taking. I hope this book brings the same pleasure to you that it brought me. The funny thing about this book is that I opened it thinking I wouldn't like it because I don't like urban 'taggers' who soil the walls and properties of businesses and homes in my city,San Francisco,but instead found samples of government & business sanctioned 'street art' that truly added to the beauty of cities all around the world. I would love to hear from anyone else pro or con on this book.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2023Art amazes me an street art is my new passion. Absolutely best buy if your new or experience in the underground graffiti gone legit.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2015I ordered this book as a gift for my brother. I've looked through it a number of times and find it very interesting. It's a nice coffee table book in that you can just open it to a random section, and read a little bit at a time. Or just flip through and look at the pictures. The quality paper/colors/images is excellent.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2015nice book with plenty photos of various street artists in the world ,meanwhile I bit disapointed about European street artists shown in this book , in my opinion they aren't represented enough ,and the choice of those choosen wasn't the best one , people as Levalet,Zilda,Tank Petrol, Plotbot Ken, El Bocho,Alias,Tona,Mischief .....aren't in this book ,this book is more documentated on US graffiti and street art and really interesting to have in a collection
- Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2015Recently purchased for my boyfriend's birthday. He's a frequent traveller and has taken more than a few street art tours along his travels. Great comprehensive book with a great balance of imagery and text. Only reason i didn't give a 5 star is I felt there were a few countries/cities with great street art scenes (possibly lesser known but definitely worth writing about) that were missing from the text. Great book overall!
Top reviews from other countries
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T.J.Reviewed in Germany on November 16, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Umfassend
Ein sehr umfassendes und interessantes Buch in einer wertigen Ausstattung
- RReviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Good for fans of street art
Great book, lovely photos and informative. Fans of street art should definitely add this to their collection
R
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2024
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Sandra VTReviewed in Spain on March 4, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy interesante
Muy completo y buenas fotos
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valentinaReviewed in Italy on June 7, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Bellissimo da leggere e da guardare
Ottimo libro, la carta utilizzata è molto bella, piacevole da sfogliare ed adatta a stampe fotografiche in grande risoluzione. E' un ottimo titolo, consigliato a tutti gli amanti dell'arte non solo per chi apprezza la street art. Consigliatissimo
- Terry SharonReviewed in Canada on May 19, 2014
1.0 out of 5 stars Book was not mint, pages had a wave to them
Book pages wre not flat when viewed from the side, they had a wave when you look at them. the item did not come sealed.