Contributions

  • Yust, Larry - Contributor
  • Fowler Museum at UCLA - Contributor

Publication

2010 - Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Language

English

Word Count

25,000 words, Guess

Page Count

100 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780977834440
  • ISBN-100977834441
  • Library of Congress Control Number2010023103
  • OCLC Control Number642624695
  • Better World Books9780977834440
and 2 more

Classifications

  • DDC779/.4
  • LCCTR659.8 .P65 2010
  • LCCTR659.8.P65 2010

Description

"Graffiti is a forceful way of inscribing presence or 'being' in the world as well as a means of creating affective links to the potency of natural wonders, religious shrines, and ancient ruins as well as the contemporary cityscape. The photographic elevations presented in this volume represent a graffiti-punctuated pilgrim's progress built around the aesthetics of defacement. Graffiti- and mural-covered walls, buildings, automobiles, and railcars are the artful wonders, the vibrant shrines, and the dynamic ruins that structured Larry Yust's pilgrimage to some of the most famed metropolitan centers of the world. He has brought back panoramic souvenirs; vistas that let us be there in a way that is perhaps better than being there. This book celebrates the artistry and audacity of the taggers and uncommissioned muralists who decorate and deface contemporary cities."--Publisher's description.

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