Be on the Lookout! Subway Art 25th Anniversary Edition

During the 1980s, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the environment and the imagination of a generation, documenting the trendsetting street-art movement for the very first time. Now, after 25 years, Subway Art is available in a large-scale, deluxe format to heighten the visual impact of the graffiti captured within. With 70 never-before-seen photographs, all-new introductions, and a contemporary afterword, this collector’s edition explores the prolific and sometimes tension-filled rise of graffiti from gritty train yards to galleries worldwide. With more than half a million copies sold, Subway Art is the definitive book on street-art from its inception as a “social plague” to its role as a sounding board for young urban voices and up-and-coming artists.

“70 never-before-seen photographs?” Sweet. It’s also 11-1/2 x 16-1/2 in, which is significantly larger than the original version (which is, according to amazon, 10.7 x 8.1 inches.) the gatefold section will be HUGE! I can’t wait.

For those of you wondering about such things, Subway Art is, without question, one of the most influential publications in my life. It helped shape the trajectory of my life from the moment I first got my grubby little hands on it, all the way back in 1984.