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American Graffiti: Un voyage vers l’art moderne « Écrivant » et « Taguant »
Depuis le début des années 1970, les graffeurs décorent l’extérieur des rames de métro avec des tags toujours plus grands et toujours plus élaborés. Dans le schéma primitiviste, les graffeurs, en tant qu’artistes en marge, offraient de nouvelles perspectives à la société américaine. Ils tendaient un miroir à la culture hégémonique.
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American Graffiti: Eine Reise in die moderne “Writing”- und “Tagging”-Kunst
Der Autor analysiert den vergleichbaren Hintergrund der Graffiti-Künstler und Basquiats, hebt jedoch auch die Unterschiede hervor, sterben Basquiat internationale Berühmtheit verschafften, während der Großteil der Graffiti-Künstler anonym geblieben ist.
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American Graffiti: A journey to modern “Writing” and “Tagging” art
Featuring gallery and street works by several contributors to the graffiti scene, this book offers insight into the lives of urban artists, describes their relationship with the bourgeois art world, and discusses their artistic motivation with unprecedented sensitivity.
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East Meets West
The Musée du Louvre has been in the process of refurbishing their Department of Islamic Art for nearly four years now – expanding to give works of art ranging from India to Spain more, and deserved, space. Reopening the department this month, pieces spanning from the 8th through 19th centuries will be back on display for the masses – it’s about time, guys! Islamic, Central Asian, and Indian Art are all hugely underrepresented in western cultures. Many museums have one room with a few fantastic pieces devoted to entire eras of the eastern cultures. Which begs the question, should these pieces have even travelled outside of their home counties to…
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