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Martha Cooper Hip Hop Files ENHip hop culture emerged from an environment of extreme deprivation and decay in the South Bronx, New York City. The concept of pure invention-of creating something from nothing-was in full effect at the end of the 1970s as graffiti (borrowed spray paint), breaking (cardboard as dance floor), and outdoor jams (electricity source: the base of street lights) captured the attention of urban youth, coalescing into new…
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Martha Cooper Hip Hop Files ENDocuments the beginning of Hip Hop culture in New York City, with photos and statements from the people appearing in them. German Hip Hop practitioner Akim Walta tracked the subjects down and conducted numerous interviews to accompany Cooper's classic photos. 400 colour and 50 b/w photos.
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Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant Subway Art ENIn 1984, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the imagination of a generation with Subway Art, a groundbreaking book documenting the work of graffiti writers who illegally painted subway cars in New York City. The 2009 edition of the book is now available in a new, slightly reduced format. Henry Chalfant's images of the trains retain their impact, while Martha Cooper's narrative pictures tell the…
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Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant Subway Art 25th Anniversary Edition ENIn 1984, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the imagination of a generation with Subway Art, a groundbreaking book documenting the work of graffiti writers who illegally painted subway cars in New York City. 25 years on, the graffiti subculture it chronicled has blossomed into a global art movement, and Subway Art has become the most influential book ever to be published in the genre. Now with…
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