The Rise of Legal Graffiti Writing in New York and Beyond

by Ronald Kramer

Book Overview

This pivot analyzes the historical emergence of legal graffiti and how it has led to a new ethos among writers. Examining how contemporary graffiti writing has been brought into new relationships with major social institutions, it explores the contemporary dynamics between graffiti, society, the art world and social media, paying particular attention to how New York City's political elite has reacted to graffiti. Despite its major structural transformation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811027994
• ISBN13: 9789811027994
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"