CURRENTLY SOLD OUT
About this product
Product Identifiers
- PublisherRizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
- ISBN-100847839869
- ISBN-139780847839865
- eBay Product ID (ePID)166258720
Product Key Features
- Book TitleCity As Canvas : New York City Graffiti from the Martin Wong Collection
- Number of Pages240 Pages
- LanguageEnglish
- TopicCollections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Graffiti & Street Art, American / General
- Publication Year2013
- IllustratorYes
- GenreArt
- AuthorSean Corcoran, Carlo Mccormick
- FormatHardcover
Dimensions
- Item Height1 in
- Item Weight45.9 Oz
- Item Length10.3 in
- Item Width8.8 in
Additional Product Features
- Intended AudienceTrade
- LCCN2013-937103
- 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 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
- Dewey Edition23
- Dewey Decimal751.73097471
- SynopsisA visual account of the birth of graffiti and street art, showcasing as-yet-unseen works collected by preeminent artist Martin Wong. Referred to by the New York Times as an artist "whose meticulous visionary realism is among the lasting legacies of New York's East Village art scene of the 1980s," Martin Wong (1946-1999) was firmly entrenched in the NYC street art world of the late '70s and '80s. City as Canvas chronicles the most important chapter in the street art movement and the artists involved. Showcasing Wong's enormous graffiti art collection, the book contains artwork, photographs, black books, letters, postcards, posters, and flyers made by Wong and his artist friends. The book contains previously unpublished art by famous street artists such as Futura 2000, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Christopher "Daze" Ellis, LA II, Lady Pink, and Keith Haring, to name only a few. City as Canvas traces the origins of urban self-expression and the era of "outlaw" street art in New York, which primed the floodgates for graffiti art to spread worldwide. Exhibition Schedule: Museum of the City of New York: Opens October 2013, A visual account of the birth of graffiti and street art, showcasing as-yet-unseen works collected by preeminent artist Martin Wong. Referred to by the New York Times as an artist "whose meticulous visionary realism is among the lasting legacies of New York's East Village art scene of the 1980s," Martin Wong (19461999) was firmly entrenched in the NYC street art world of the late '70s and '80s. City as Canvas chronicles the most important chapter in the street art movement and the artists involved. Showcasing Wong's enormous graffiti art collection, the book contains artwork, photographs, black books, letters, postcards, posters, and flyers made by Wong and his artist friends. The book contains previously unpublished art by famous street artists such as Futura 2000, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Christopher "Daze" Ellis, LA II, Lady Pink, and Keith Haring, to name only a few. City as Canvas traces the origins of urban self-expression and the era of "outlaw" street art in New York, which primed the floodgates for graffiti art to spread worldwide. Exhibition Schedule: Museum of the City of New York: Opens October 2013
- LC Classification NumberND235.N45
Best Selling in Books
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Books
Melania by Melania Trump (2024, Hardcover)
- $11.28 New
- $4.55 Used
Brothers by Alex van Halen (2024, Hardcover)
- $9.29 New
- $6.50 Used
War by Bob Woodward (2024, Hardcover)
- $8.45 New
- $6.00 Used
Save on Books
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on Books
From Here to the Great Unknown: Oprah's Book Club : A Memoir by Lisa Marie...
$20.99Trending at $22.00Collected Works of Ingersoll Lockwood, The Baron Trump Novels The Last President
$6.37Trending at $6.79The Baron Trump Collection: Travels and Adventures PAPERBACK 1890 by Lockwood...
$17.95Trending at $19.98Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Series by Alvin Schwartz (Paperback. 1981)
$20.00Trending at $22.99Confronting the Presidents-by Bill O'Reilly-2024 Hardcover-Free Shipping
$19.75Trending at $19.98The Achievements of Kamala Harris
$19.69Trending at $19.98
You may also like
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- You may also like
Most relevant reviews
- by paulieskJul 03, 2017
Graffiti collection
Historic graffiti collection with great 1970's artist and black book artwork
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
- by joroblesJan 07, 2023
great new york history
great artist and historical relevance
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
- by chas580Jan 01, 2020
NYC Graffiti Artist
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned