Art in the Streets Book – 19.09.2011
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Put together by MOCA’s director Jeffrey Deitch, Aaron Rose of the Beautiful Losers & Roger Gastman best known by the History of American Graffiti, Art in the Streets is the latest book to come out of the Rizzoli publishing house. The Book was released alongside the same exhibition at MOCA LA earlier this year. “Art in the streets'” attracted 201,352 visitors from April 17–August 8, 2011, marking the highest exhibition attendance in the museum’s history
“It is my mission to increase MOCA’s attendance and to engage new audiences,” said Deitch. “Art in the Streets reflected a wide array of creative disciplines and local communities, and these record-breaking attendance figures go a long way to doubling the museum’s attendance this year.“
The book surveys the global history of graffiti and associated street arts. Focusing on the scenes in NYC, L.A. and San Francisco a wide array of artists are discussed and showcased including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Blu, Martha Cooper, Shepard Fairey, Stelios Faitakis, Futura, Phil Frost, Os Gemeos, Keith Haring, Todd James (REAS), Margaret Kilgallen, Lady Pink, Barry McGee (Twist), Steve Powers (ESPO), Lee Quinones, Retna, Kenny Scharf, Swoon, and Ed Templeton, among many others.
For those that couldn’t make the show, the book is the next best thing