EAN: 9783791388748

SPRAY NATION - MARTHA COOPER ROGER GASTMAN GEBU...

Culled from the extensive archives of one of the most renowned graffiti photographers of all
time comes this remarkable collection of previously unpublished images of New York's graffiti
scene in the 1980s.   If you were a graffiti writer in 1980s New York City  you wanted Martha
Cooper to document your work-and she probably did. Cooper has spent decades immortalizing art
that is often overlooked  and usually illegal. Her first book  1984's »Subway Art« (a
collaboration with Henry Chalfant)  is affectionately referred to by graffiti artists as the
»bible«. To create »Spray Nation«  Cooper and editor Roger Gastman pored through hundreds of
thousands of 35mm Kodachrome slides  painstakingly selecting and digitizing them. The photos
range from obscure tags to intimate portraits  action shots  walls  and subway cars painted
inside and out. They are accompanied by heartfelt essays celebrating Cooper's drive  spirit 
and singular vision. The images capture a gritty New York era that is gone forever. And
although the original pieces (as well as many of their creators) have been lost  these
resplendent photos feel as immediate and powerful as a subway train thundering down the tracks.

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