Faith Of Graffiti Video Walkthrough

A video walkthrough of the re-released edition of Jon Naar and Norman Mailer's seminal book, The Faith of Graffiti

"In 1973, author Norman Mailer teamed with photographer Jon Naar to produce The Faith of Graffiti, a fearless exploration of the birth of the street art movement in New York City. The book coupled Mailer's essay on the origins and importance of graffiti in modern urban culture with Naar's radiant, arresting photographs of the young graffiti writers' work. The result was a powerful, impressionistic account of artistic ferment on the streets of a troubled and changing city—and an iconic documentary record of a critical body of work now largely lost to history.

This new edition of The Faith of Graffiti, the first in more than three decades, brings this vibrant work—the seminal document on the origins of street art—to contemporary readers. Photographer Jon Naar has enhanced the original with thirty-two pages of additional photographs that are new to this edition, along with an afterword in which he reflects on the project and the meaning it has taken on in the intervening decades. It stands now, as it did then, as a rich survey of a group of outsider artists and the body of work they created—and a provocative defense of a generation that questioned the bounds of authority over aesthetics."

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[muppetshowman1972]

absoluty great book!!!!!!! (with "graffiti kings from jack stewart).....graffitis in the early 7Os for ever!!!.....

[tommmyhouse]

The text was from norman mailer a famous novelist. I have a piece in subway art, but this is the real bible of grafitti, talks of the origins of graf, very deep stuff about inner city youth using grafitti as a method to escape the hood. Check out the back cover of the original subway art.... dude...tbk.

[tommmyhouse]

the 1st edition hardcover is very hard to find. Runs about $100 if you do find it. Has more pics in it as well. I have my copy. :)

[Kelpy]

the music is worth the candle

[damianbranica]

@eddiemambo BINGO!!!!!

[eddiemambo]

Thats Strange. I've NEVER Seen This Book.

[mx6lover]

I know understand what you meant. Sorry & thanks for the reply.

[TheWoosterCollective]

Subway Art is indeed a great book. A classic for sure. But just to clarify, Subway art came out after Faith of Graffiti. Faith of Graffiti influenced Subway Art not the other way around as you imply above

[graffitioujda48]

nice

[eddiemambo]

@ghostwritten87 You should have used the Original SUBWAY ART. It is a True Bible. This just has old fotoz. Nothing interesting