People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible, and childish. But that’s only if it’s done properly.
--Banksy
Derived from the Italian sgraffio, meaning “scratch,” graffiti has been around since the beginning of mankind. Pictures, such as those at the Lascaux Caves in France, were mostly carved into cave walls with bones or stones, but early man also anticipated the stencil and spray technique, blowing coloured powder through hollow bones …
Today’s graffiti developed towards the end of the 1970s in New York and Philadelphia, where artists such as Taki 183, Julio 204, Cat 161 and Cornbread painted their names on walls or in subway stations around Manhattan … The New York model of graffiti centered around the distortion of letters, but many new approaches have since emerged.
--Nicholas Ganz, Graffiti World
Books
Aerosol Kingdom: Subway Painters of New York City
Ivor L. Miller, 2002
751.73 / MIL
Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion
Paul Grushkin & Dennis King; foreword by Wayne Coyne, 2004
781.66 / GRU
Art of Modern Rock Mini
Dennis King, 2007
781.66 / KIN
The Art of Rebellion: World of Streetart
C100 (Christian Hundertmark), 2003
751.73 / HUN
Banksy: Wall and Piece
Banksy, 2005
759.2 / BAN
Banksy’s Bristol: Home Sweet Home: The Unofficial Guide
Steve Wright, 2009
751.73094 / WRI
The Birth of Graffiti
Jon Naar; with an intro by Sacha Jenkins, 2007
751.73 / NAA
Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop
Edited by Johan Kugelberg; foreword by Afrika Bambaataa, 2007
781.649 / BOR
Born in the Streets: Graffiti
Fondation Cartier, 2009
751.73 / BOR
The Breaks: Stylin’ and Profilin’ 1982-1990
Janette Beckman; texts by Tom Terrell & Bill Adler, 2007
781.649 / BEC
Burn
Black Artemis, 2006
F / Artemis
Concrete to Canvas: Skateboarders’ Art
Jo Waterhouse & David Penhallow, 2005
751.73 / WAT
Cult Rock Posters: Ten Years of Classic Posters
from the Glam, Punk, and New Wave Era Roger Crimlis & Alwyn W. Turner, 2006
781.66 / CRI
Graffiti L.A.: Street Styles and Art(w/CD-ROM)
Steve Grody; foreword by James Prigoff, 2006
751.73 / GRO
Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Continents
Nicholas Ganz; foreword by Swoon, 2006
751.73 / GAN
Graffiti World: Street Art from Five Continents
Nicholas Ganz; edited by Tristan Manco, 2004
751.73 / GAN
The Guerilla Art Kit
Keri Smith, 2007
751.73 / SMI
A Guide to Chicago’s Murals
Mary Lackritz Gray, 2001
751.73 / GRA
How to Draw Hip-Hop
Damion Scott and Kris Ex, 2006
741.5 / SCO
Icepick : Icelandic Street Art
Thordis Claessen, 2007
751.73094 / CLA
Obey: Supply & Demand: The Art of Shepard Fairey
Shepard Fairey, 2006
709.2 / FAI
Skateboarding Is not a Crime: 50 years of Street Culture
James Davis; photos by Skin Phillips, 2004
796.22 / DAV
Soho Walls: Beyond Graffiti
David Robinson, 1990
751.73 / ROB
Stalefish: Skateboard Culture from the Rejects Who Made It
Sean Mortimer; foreword by Tony Hawk, 2008
796.22 / MOR
Sticker City: Paper Graffiti Art
Claudia Walde, 2007
751.73 / WAL
Street Art and the War on Terror: How the World’s Best Graffiti Artists Said No to the Iraq War
Edited by Eleanor Mathieson; text by Xavier A. Tàpies, 2007
751.73 / STR
Street Artists: The Complete Guide
Eleanor Mathieson and Xavier A. Tàpies; photos by Glenn Arango, 2009
751.73 / MAT
Talk Back: The Bubble Project
Ji Lee, 2006
751.73 / LEE
Wild Style: The Sampler
Charlie Ahearn, 2007
751.73 / AHE
Films
Basquiat
Julian Schnabel; with David Bowie, Dennis Hopper, et al., 1996
DVD / BAS / 1773
GV4 (Graffiti Verité 4)
Bob Bryan, 2003
DVD / 751.73 / GV4 / 1358
Wild Style
Charlie Ahearn; with Fab 5 Freddy, 1982
DVD / WIL / 3855
Website
12ozProphet
www.12ozprophet.com
Anomie1 Magazine
www.anomie1.com
Bombing Science
www.bombingscience.com
Ewok One
www.mr-ewokone.com
Freightalicious.com
www.freightalicious.com
Giant Robot Magazine
www.giantrobot.com
Graffiti Research Lab
http://graffitiresearchlab.com
Graffgirlz
http://graffgirlz.com
Known Gallery
www.knowngallery.com
Streets Are Saying Things
www.streetsaresayingthings.com
WhatYouWrite.com
http://whatyouwrite.com
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