Graffiti Auction (4 results)

paperback. Condition: New. Paperback. Pub Date :2003-01 Pages: 136 Publisher: Hubei Fine Arts Publishing House sheet: 4.5.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. THICK OBLONG 4TO, 144 pages plus addendum sheet, one of the first if not the first important gaffiti sale, Basquiat in the 1,000's not 1.000,000's.h5/3.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Exhibition catalog for an auction of graffiti art held at Guernsey's on June 14-15, 2000. Square 8vo (8.75" x 8.75"), printed wrappers, 144 pages, fully illustrated, primarily in color. While the cover title (Graffiti: The Auction) might in other circumstances be considered hyperbole, in this case it was merely descriptive, as this landmark auction was the first dedicated solely to graffiti. It featured work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, KAWS, BLADE, Lady Pink, Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant, Kenny Scharf, Phase 2, and a host of others. While the auction itself fell well short of financial expectations, the exhibition was deemed extraordinary (see the review by art historian Alan Moore, with the first line "It was a slaughter on Lafayette Street"). Moore's conclusion was prescient: "While adventurous patrons are now in short supply, graffiti's time will come." And the Guernsey's catalog remains a touchstone. An exceptionally clean and bright copy, almost near fine. Scarce thus.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Guernsey's Graffiti Auction Catalog 2000: Original exhibition catalog to the seminal 2000 Guernsey's graffiti art auction featuring works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, KAWS, BLADE, Lady Pink, Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant, Kenny Scharf, Phase 2 and more. Medium: Soft bound art auction catalog; 144 pages. Dimensions: 9 x 8.75 Inches Very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Scarce. Features articles by Patti Astor, Phase 2, Steven Powers and more. A much historic amalgamation of 1980's New York graffiti art and beyond.