关于作者 MARTHA COOPER是一名职业摄影师已有50多年。除了《地铁艺术》,她还出版了许多其他摄影书籍。她的作品曾在世界各地的博物馆和画廊展出。 ROGER GASTMAN是一名收藏家,也是BEYOND the STREETS的策展人和创始人,BEYOND the STREETS是一家创建大型街头艺术展览的组织。他也是一名出色的电影制作人,著有60多本关于涂鸦和街头艺术的书籍。
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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