
Street Knowledge
King Adz(Author)
Overlook Press
Published on 31. March 2011
Book
Hardback
319 pages
978-1-59020-477-1 (ISBN)
Description
This eye-catching insider1s guide includes old school graffiti legends, avant-garde street artists, film makers, DJs, designers, writers, and poets who have influenced urban culture. From the groundbreaking New York artists of the 1980s to the unique work of modern-day Iranians, this book shows how street culture has penetrated every aspect of modern life.Street Knowledge includes work and exclusive interviews from some of the world1s most famous artists and talents, such as Banksy, David LaChapelle, Kelsey Brookes, Quik, Tony Kaye, Tama Janowitz, The KLF, Shawn Stussy, Obey, Irvine Welsh, Martha Cooper, and Benjamin Zephaniah, as well as lesser-known and up-coming talents who are literally coming up from the streets.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1089 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59020-477-1 (9781590204771)
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Person
King Adz left his former life as a filmmaker and advertising exec to pick up a pen and do what he loves best. In his current incarnation as writer, cook, and street culture aficionado, he roams the globe to touch, taste, and experience what's happening on the ground and document his findings.