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Art for the Hip-Hop Generation

Posted by Tag One on Thursday, December 8, 2011, In : Graffit Books 

What better way to pay tribute to your inspirations than to channel your admiration into your art? Artist Justin Bua (professionally and artistically known as “BUA”) has done just that with his 160-page, hardcover book entitled The Legends of Hip-Hop. In it, BUA, famous for his best-selling limited edition print The DJ, extends lavish praise upon his personal list of pioneers and architects of hip-hop culture.


The Legends of Hip-Hop features original works...


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New book chronicles the career of former Jersey City graffiti artist KAWS

Posted by Tag One on Monday, December 6, 2010, In : Graffit Books 
kaws-2.jpg"KAWS'' by Monica Ramirez-Montagut and Germano Celant, a retrospective of the work by former Jersey City graffiti artist Brian Donnelly, was recently released by Rizzoli. The book's list price is $45 but it is offered on Amazon and Barnes & Noble for less.
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Art Or Vandalism? A History Of New York Graffiti

Posted by TAGONE on Monday, April 27, 2009, In : Graffit Books 

Art Or Vandalism? A History Of New York Graffiti

Lily-Hayes Kaufman, 04.23.09, 12:01 AM EDT

Gregory J. Snyder's ''Graffiti Lives''


The day before the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, I attended the unveiling of Shepard Fairey's Barack Obama "HOPE" portrait at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. As street artist-turned-pop icon Fairey addressed the crowd...


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