Street World: Urban Culture from Five Continents (Street Graphics / Street Art) - Softcover

Gastman, Roger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500513856 ISBN 13: 9780500513859

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2008

Synopsis

For the first time in all history, the power and visibility of street culture have brought the world's diverse subcultures together to share the same space. Bike messengers and skateboarders; graffiti writers on worldwide missions; DJs and fashionistas scouring every small neighbourhood store for rare finds; these are some of the heralds of a scene that includes new urban folk arts, flea markets, clubs, insistent and inspiring music, studios and workspaces, galleries and cafes, gangs and drugs - and love in a myriad of forms. From juggernauts like hip-hop and punk to much smaller but equally inspiring subcultures endemic to the streets of the Brazilian mega-cities, South African townships and the crowds of Mumbai, Street World is the only book to document it all.

About this title

About the Author:

Roger Gastman, based in Los Angeles, is author of Freight Train Graffiti and co-publisher of the magazine Swindle. Caleb Neelon travels the world from his base in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is joint author of Graffiti Brasil.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0500513856
• ISBN 13: 9780500513859
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384