Gregory J Snyder

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Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New Yorkas Urban UndergroundPaperback, 15 April 2011

Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New Yorkas Urban Underground
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Part of Series
Alternative Criminology
Print Length
252 pages
Language
English
Publisher
New York University Press
Date Published
15 Apr 2011
ISBN-10
0814740464
ISBN-13
9780814740460

Description

A rare look into the world of contemporary graffiti culture

On the sides of buildings, on bridges, billboards, mailboxes, and street signs, and especially in the subway and train tunnels, graffiti covers much of New York City. Love it or hate it, graffiti, from the humble tag to the intricate piece (short for masterpiece), is an undeniable part of the cityscape.

In Graffiti Lives, Gregory J. Snyder offers a fascinating and rare look into this world of contemporary graffiti culture. A world in which kids, often, shoplift for spray paint, scale impossibly high places to find a great spot to "get up," run from the police, journey into underground train tunnels, fight over turf, and spend countless hours perfecting their style. Over the ten years Snyder studied this culture he even created a few works himself (under the moniker "GWIZ"), found himself serving as a lookout for other artists engaged in this illegal activity, spent time in the train tunnels in search of new work, created a blackbook for writers to tag, and took countless photographs to document this world -- over sixty included in the book.

A combination of amazing "flicks" and exhilarating prose, Graffiti Lives is ultimately an exploration into how graffiti writers define themselves. Snyder details that writers are not bound together by appearance or language or birthplace or class but by what they do. And what they do is reach for fame, painting their names as prominently as they can. What's more, he discovers that, though many public officials think graffiti writing will only lead to other criminal activity, many graffiti writers have turned their youthful exploits into adult careers--from professional aerosol muralists and fine artists to designers of all kinds, employed in such fields as tattooing, studio art, magazine production, fashion, and guerilla marketing. In fact, some of the artists featured have gone on to international acclaim and to their own gallery shows. Snyder's illuminating work shows that getting up tags, throw-ups, and pieces on New York City's walls and subway tunnels can lead to getting out into the city's competitive professional world. Graffiti Lives details the exciting, risky, and surprisingly rewarding pursuits of contemporary graffiti writers.

Product Details

Author:
Gregory J Snyder
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
15 April 2011
Dimensions:
22.12 x 14.48 x 1.4 cm
Genre:
Urban
ISBN-10:
0814740464
ISBN-13:
9780814740460
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
252
Weight:
335.66 gm

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