![Cover for Illegal](/_cover_media/400b/9783777443591_3Dn.jpg)
new
Trailblazing graffiti and street art before Banksy – the first four decades
52,00 $
[US]
Illegal
Street Art Graffiti 1960–1995
Wild, free and ephemeral – street art and graffiti are a worldwide phenomenon. From Brassaï, who led graffiti into mainstream art around 1960, via the 'Sprayer of Zurich' in the 1970s to the first Banksy works in the UK – 'Illegal' tells a prehistory of street art and graffiti.
images
description
Hardly any of the works of this short-lived genre still exist today. They were also often documented illegally and under adverse conditions. Illustrated here are key works and rarities that have never been shown. All were created illegally, i.e. without permission, directly for an audience on the street – not for museum contexts. People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish. But that’s only if it’s done properly” [Banksy]. Long-standing picture research has condensed a selection of works by some 100 artists from over a dozen countries and their references to pop music, avant-garde art and literature. We discuss why these artists in particular were significant trendsetters for street art and graffiti before Banksy.
Artists
Alex Vallauri | Bando | Banksy | Barbara 62/Eva 62 | Blek le Rat | Brassaï | Martha Cooper | Christo/Jeanne-Claude |George Condo | Daniel Buren | Daze | Harald Naegeli | Ernest-Pignon-Ernest | Jane Bauman | Jérôme Mesnager | Jill Posener | Guerrilla Girls| Jenny Holzer | Keith Haring | Lee Quiñones | Marcus Krips | Richard Hambleton | SAMO© [Jean-Michel Basquiat & Al Diaz] | SONER | Crass /Gee Vaucher | David Wojnarowicz | Walter Dahn | Jerzy Treliński |Gerard Zlotykamien, et al.
Artists
Alex Vallauri | Bando | Banksy | Barbara 62/Eva 62 | Blek le Rat | Brassaï | Martha Cooper | Christo/Jeanne-Claude |George Condo | Daniel Buren | Daze | Harald Naegeli | Ernest-Pignon-Ernest | Jane Bauman | Jérôme Mesnager | Jill Posener | Guerrilla Girls| Jenny Holzer | Keith Haring | Lee Quiñones | Marcus Krips | Richard Hambleton | SAMO© [Jean-Michel Basquiat & Al Diaz] | SONER | Crass /Gee Vaucher | David Wojnarowicz | Walter Dahn | Jerzy Treliński |Gerard Zlotykamien, et al.
press commentaries
Mit besonderem Blick für den europäischen Kontext zeichnet die Schau die Entstehung der Bildproduktion nach und legt dabei den Fokus stets auf gesellschaftlichen Grenzziehungen. // With a particular focus on the European context, the show traces the emergence of image production, always placing the emphasis on social boundaries.
Fresko Magazin
Details
Ed. Ulrich Blanché
In stock
Contributions by U. Blanché, M. Idir, J. Kimvall, S. Niemann, J. Stahl, K. Wittmann
A publikation of the Historischen Museums Saar 9Text: English / German
240 pages, 212 illustrations in colour
24 x 30 cm / 9 ½ × 11 ¾ in., paperback with flaps
ISBN: 978-3-7774-4359-1
Events
Saarbrücken
| Historisches Museum Saar
Keywords
Street art, graffiti, 20th century, street painting, 60s
Download