Street art street life : from the 1950s to now.

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Aperture, 2008.Description: 1 vol. (111 p.) : ill. ; 27 cmISBN:

9781597110785
1597110787

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DDC classification:

751.73 BRO

Partial contents:

Acknowledgements: capturing it all / Holly Block -- Introduction / Lydia Yee -- Canon and context: notes on American street photography / Katherine A. Bussard -- Shifting ground: street art of the 1960s and '70s / Fraser Ward -- Two-way street / Lydia Yee.

Summary: "Street Art, Street Life examines the street as subject matter, venue, and source of inspiration for nearly forty international artists and photographers from the 1950s to the present. "The street" is a common referent for today's art, yet the history of this idea has rarely been contextualized and unpacked for a closer reading." "Looking broadly at street photography; documentation of performances, events, and artworks presented the street; as well as works made using material scavenged from the street, this volume provides an invaluable perspective on an issue that has become one of today's key concepts in contemporary art."--Jacket.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	751.73 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100563049

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Street Art, Street Life examines the street as subject matter, venue, and source of inspiration for contemporary artists and photographers from the late 1950s to the present. This unique volume includes street photography; documentation of performance, events, and artworks presented in the street; works using material from the street; and examples of street culture. Through works by almost thirty world-renowned artists, Street Art, Street Life explores a range of themes related to the street: as arena for political and cultural expression, violence and crime, gender roles in an urban context, advertising and commerce, and as counterpoint to museums and other traditional art venues. Street Art, Street Life is published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name, organized by international curator Lydia Yee.

"This book accompanies the exhibition 'Street art, street life: from the 1950s to now' on view at the Bronx Museum of Art, September 14, 2008-January 25, 2009"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Street Art, Street Life examines the street as subject matter, venue, and source of inspiration for nearly forty international artists and photographers from the 1950s to the present. "The street" is a common referent for today's art, yet the history of this idea has rarely been contextualized and unpacked for a closer reading." "Looking broadly at street photography; documentation of performances, events, and artworks presented the street; as well as works made using material scavenged from the street, this volume provides an invaluable perspective on an issue that has become one of today's key concepts in contemporary art."--Jacket.