Richard Hambleton: Godfather of Street Art

by Andy Valmorbida and Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld

Richard Hambleton (1954-2017) was a Canadian artist known for his pioneering street art. He was a surviving member of a group that emerged from the New York City art scene during the booming art market of the 1980s, which also included his close friends Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. As a conceptual artist, Hambleton's early work installations titled Image Mass Murder from 1976-1979 were secretly placed onto streets in over 15 cities, depicting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847871258
• ISBN13: 9780847871254
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 4.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 11.1" x 13.3"