Search Results: Movements / Graffiti from LEFT COAST BOOKS

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1980. Cloth, 160 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to boards, age toning. Dust jacket with light shelfwear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2021. Pictorial boards, 208, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Small remainder mark (ink dot)/tail edge. "Banksy: Completed is the first in-depth investigation into the hidden meaning and social, political, and cultural impact of the world-famous street artist's work." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Banksy: completed; Banksy in Folkestone; The case for graffiti; Banksy and "real art" part I; Banksy and "real art" part II; Banksy and the art market; Dismaland; Banksy in Bethlehem.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo.

Los Angeles, CA: Fowler Museum at UCLA, 2010. Pictorial boards, 100 pages, colour illustrations; 19 x 34 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Boards slightly bowed. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "This book celebrates the artistry and audacity of taggers and uncommissioned muralists who have decorate and deface contemporary cities." - Publisher.. 1st. Ring Binding. Very Good. Oblong.

Berlin: Elefanten Press, 1990. 82 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 24 cm. Text in German, English, Japanese, and Spanish. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Graffiti art on the Berlin Wall. . 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Collectible.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company; New York Graphic Society, 1988. 128 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Moderate shelfwear to wraps. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Photographs by Melba Levick. Commentaries by Stanley Young.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Boston, New York, London: Little, Brown and Company; A Bullfinch Press Book, 2000. Cloth, 319 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated First United States Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "Here are Brassai's iconic scenes of nocturnal Paris with its prostitutes and thugs, its night workers, cafes, dance halls, and theaters; here are the fog-shrouded streets, monuments, and bridges; and here is the literary and artistic elite of the Parisian avant-garde, whom Brassai counted among his friends. Alongside these images, and providing a deeper understanding of his working method, are many previously unpublished contact prints and variations of familiar shots taken from a different angle, differently framed, or as part of a sequence that constitutes a veritable short story on film. Beyond these, there are examples of Brassai's nude studies and… Read More

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2019. Pictorial boards, 311 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 27 cm. BRAND NEW. A fine copy of the first printing. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "A sweeping history of Los Angeles told through the lens of the many marginalized groups-from hobos to taggers-that have used the city's walls as a channel for communication. Graffiti written in storm drain tunnels, on neighborhood walls, and under bridges tells an underground and, until now, untold history of Los Angeles. Drawing on extensive research within the city's urban landscape, Susan A. Phillips traces the hidden language of marginalized groups over the past century-from the early twentieth-century markings of hobos, soldiers, and Japanese internees to the later inscriptions of surfers, cholos, and punks. Whether describing daredevil kids, bored workers, or clandestine lovers, Phillips profiles the… Read More

Philadelphia, PA: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, 1984. 64 pages, illustrations, map; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Exhibition held October 12-December 2, 1984, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. An important early eighties' exhibition. Includes: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gretchen Bender, Mike Bidlo, Frederick Brathwaite (Fab Five Freddy), John Fekner, Dan Friedman, Futura 2000, Richard Hambleton, Keith Haring, Mark Kostabi, Peter Nagy, Kenny Scharf, David Wojnarowicz, others. This is arguably the most important publication on the 1980s East Village Scene.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Abrams; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2008. Pictorial boards, 127 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 27 cm. Translated from the French by Nicholas Elliott. Firm binding, clean inside copy. A fine copy of the first printing. Photographs by Fabienne Grevy. "As much as London, New York and Los Angeles, Paris has been hijacked by street artists who have transformed public spaces into giant showrooms with their posters, stickers, silk-screens, paintings, mosaics, murals, stencils and photocopies. This book offers a tour of Paris' art." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. Collectible.

London: Thames & Hudson, 2006. Pictorial boards, 223 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 25 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to boards, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Graffiti Woman celebrates the rise of female graffiti and street artists, showcasing the work of over 125 women, from those at the top of the game, such as New York's Lady Pink and Amsterdam's Mickey, to a galaxy of rising stars. Accompanied by lively quotes from the artists themselves, and introduced by renowned American artist Swoon and author Nancy Macdonald, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever felt drawn to the galleries of the street" - Publisher. Includes: Sasu; graffiti aiko nakagawa; Che Jen; Nuria; Fafi; Faith 47; Maya Hayuk; Hera; Koralie; Lady Pink; Lahe; Microbo; Miss Van; Swoon; Thundercut; Blue; ACB; Akit; Aleteia; Are2; Cade; Cant4; Casie; Chez; Chock; Chour; Claw & Miss17;… Read More

Munich and New York: Prestel Publishing; Pegasus Library, 2006. 151 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "Graffiti NYC takes the reader on an 'All-City' tour of New York, where graffiti art was born in the early 1970s. Works from the past five years by more than 100 graffiti writers capture the creative excitement of this ephemeral art as it appears in the vast 'gallery' of NYC's streets, walls, rooftops, tunnels, trucks, and transit system." - Publisher.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Collectible.

San Francisco: Last Gasp of San Francisco, 2007. Pictorial boards, 103 pages, colour illustrations; 23 x 23 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo.

Cologne: Taschen, 2016. 96 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 27 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. "From the streets of New York to the walls of its most prominent galleries, young graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) was catapulted to international fame in his early 20s and died of a drug-overdose at 27. The subject of a feature film by fellow artist Julian Schnabel, Basquiat is one of the most admired artists to emerge from the 1980s art boom. This book explores his short but prolific career." - Publisher.. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to.

Cologne: Taschen, 2011. 96 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Presents the life and career of the artist, including his childhood in Brooklyn, years as a graffiti artist, rise to stardom as a painter, collaborations with Andy Warhol, and death from a drug overdose at twenty-seven." - Publisher.. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to.

Cologne: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2004. 96 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 23 cm. English Edition. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "By the time of his death from AIDS at the age of 31, Keith Haring (1958-1990) was already a wildly successful and popular artist. Haring's original and instantly recognizable style, full of thick black lines, bold colors, and graffiti-inspired cartoon-like figures, won him the appreciation of both the art world and the general public; his work appeared simultaneously on T-shirts, gallery walls, and public murals. In 1986, Haring founded Pop Shop, a boutique in New York's SoHo selling Haring-designed memorabilia, to benefit charities and help bring his work closer to the public and especially street kids, with whom he never lost contact. / Alexandra Kolossa studied art history, German literature, and business administration in Trier. She took her doctorate in 2003. Since 1998 she has been a freelance author and contemporary art exhibition curator. She… Read More

Munich and New York: Prestel, 1997. 212 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Keith Haring: labyrinths of life and death, by Germano Celant; Haring's place in homoerotic American art, by Bruce D. Kurtz; A quest for immortality: the sculptures of Keith Haring, by David Galloway; And we all shine on, by Barry Blinderman; "A real artist is only a vehicle": Keith Haring on the creative process and the role of the artist; "I wish I didn't have to sleep": excerpts from interviews with Keith Haring.. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

New York: Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 1988. Postcard in fine condition. Unmailed. Cards are sent in stiff mailers.. 1st. Fine.

New York and Bologna: Paul Kasmin Gallery; Damiani, 2013. Pictorial boards, 95 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 28 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, April 4 to May 4, 2013. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "This publication presents the artist's new body of Pop-Surrealist work, which includes monochrome paintings and large-scale sculptures. An in-depth photo essay explores Scharf's eclectic world, while Jeffrey Deitch's text provides an insider's view of the artist's influence in contemporary art." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. Collectible.

Normal, IL: University Galleries, Illinois State University, 1998. 99 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Published on the occasion of an exhibition, "Kenny Scharf, When Worlds Collide," held January 14-February 23, 1997. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear. CONTENTS: Ghost of future past, by Barry Blinderman; Way we were, by Ann Magnuson; Thousand clowns of Kenny Scharf, by Robert Farris Thompson; Rhizomatic/scar(morphous): Kenny Scharf's outer/inner space fun, by Gregory Bowen; Who wants gum? Apocalyptic fun in Kenny's Jelly Jungle, by Bill McBride.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo. Collectible.

Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2021. Cloth, vii, 164 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 22 x 27 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "This book features reproductions of 143 drawings by 150 Los Angeles graffiti artists that were done as part of a project collaborative project known as the Getty Graffiti Black Book. An introductory essay provides context for this black book and examines the Los Angeles graffiti scene." - Publisher. . 1st. Hardcover. Fine. Oblong. Collectible.