Street Art by Simon Armstrong (English) Paperback Book

Description: Street Art by Simon Armstrong The author shares a comprehensive history and interpretation of the street art movement, featuring all of the key practitioners in a colorful combination of sharp images and insightful commentary. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Street Art is a phenomenon and subcultural movement that reaches from the darkest urban backstreets to the most glamorous international art fairs. Simon Armstrong examines how it evolved from its origins in the 1970s New York graffiti scene to embrace many new materials, styles and techniques along the way, tracing how this marginal art form graduated into art galleries and the art market, while also heavily influencing design, fashion, advertising and visual culture. Despite having earned a place in the canon of 20th-century art history, Street Arts qualifications are often disputed both by the art establishment and practitioners themselves, all concerned with notions of authenticity. Examining Street Arts controversial history in detail, this book provides a full-colour worldwide journey, taking in all of the movements significant artists and artworks, styles, materials and methods, and showcasing the works that have come to define it more than any other. It also examines its close relationship to Pop Art and Digital Art, and explores possible futures for Street Art. Author Biography Simon Armstrong is an author, artist, agent, editor and book-buyer for Tate Modern, Tate Britain and Tate Liverpool. He has worked as a DJ, club promoter, Head of Retail at Londons Design Museum. He is the author of Cool Art and Cool Architecture. Promotional A concise and well-researched reference for an important movement - Armstrongs insights will open your eyes Remi Rough Promotional "Headline" A concise and well-researched reference for an important movement - Armstrongs insights will open your eyes Remi Rough Details ISBN050029433X Author Simon Armstrong Year 2019 ISBN-10 050029433X ISBN-13 9780500294338 Format Paperback Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd Pages 176 Series Art Essentials Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 751.73 Publication Date 2019-09-19 Language English UK Release Date 2019-09-19 NZ Release Date 2019-09-19 Illustrations 96 Illustrations, color Audience General AU Release Date 2019-09-18 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:124325156;

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