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A vibrant, documentary-style journey through the gritty underground origins and global triumph of New York's graffiti culture. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Subway Art.
- gritty
- urban
- nostalgic
- vibrant
- 01
Wall and Piece
Banksy · 2005
A visual and textual middle finger to the establishment, delivered with a smirk and a spray can.
- 02
Humans Of New York
Brandon Stanton
A kaleidoscopic window into the souls of strangers that makes a sprawling metropolis feel intimately human.
- 03
Can't stop, won't stop
Jeff Chang
An epic, energetic chronicle of how marginalized youth forged a global cultural revolution out of the fires of deindustrialization.
- 04
Euro deco
Steven Heller and Louise Fili
A sophisticated exploration of the elegant intersection between modern art and commercial design in early twentieth-century Europe.
- 05
Photographs by Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson
A quiet, masterful journey through the fleeting, poetic geometry of everyday human existence.
- 06
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Jane Jacobs
A passionate, street-level defense of the messy, vibrant ballet of urban life against the sterile visions of top-down planners.
- 07
The story of art
Ernst Hans Gombrich
A warm, conversational stroll through the entire history of human creativity with the world's most patient museum guide.
- 08
Frida
Hayden Herrera
An immersive, deeply empathetic portrait of a life lived at the bleeding edge of physical pain and artistic brilliance.
- 09
The Rise of the Creative Class
Richard Florida · 2002
An analytical exploration of how creativity became the defining economic and cultural force of modern American society.
- 10
Color
Victoria Finlay
A globe-trotting exploration of the history, art, and social impact of the hues that color our world.
- 11
Infinite City
Rebecca Solnit
A kaleidoscopic, map-driven wandering through the hidden histories and overlapping realities of a single metropolis.
- 12
Widow Basquiat
Jennifer Clement
An intimate, atmospheric immersion into an avant-garde artistic partnership and the shared life that bloomed within it.
