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Books like Wall and Piece
A visual and textual middle finger to the establishment, delivered with a smirk and a spray can. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Wall and Piece.
- rebellious
- gritty
- provocative
- darkly comedic
- 01
Subway Art
Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant · 2009
A vibrant, documentary-style journey through the gritty underground origins and global triumph of New York's graffiti culture.
- 02
Wreck this journal
Keri Smith
A tactile, rule-breaking invitation to destroy your way into uninhibited creativity.
- 03
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
A deadpan, glamorous stroll through a mind obsessed with fame, consumerism, and the profound beauty of the superficial.
- 04
Art & fear
David Bayles and Ted Orland
A quiet, empathetic companion for the lonely, terrifying, and ultimately ordinary act of making things.
- 05
Picasso
Mike Venezia
A brisk, colorful journey through the ever-changing styles of a modern art legend, designed to spark young imaginations.
- 06
Anno's Journey
Mitsumasa Anno
A quiet, wordless stroll through a richly detailed European landscape where every page hides a new secret.
- 07
Ways of Seeing
John Berger · 1972
A radical, mind-altering lens that permanently changes how you look at art, advertising, and the world around you.
- 08
William Morris to Whistler
Walter Crane
A passionate, late-Victorian plea for the marriage of beauty, labor, and social justice.
- 09
About Looking
John Berger · 1980
A quiet, piercing invitation to slow down and interrogate the profound meaning hidden in our everyday acts of observation.
- 10
A Street Cat Named Bob
James Bowen
A tender, grounded memoir about the life-saving power of an unexpected feline friendship on the streets of London.
- 11
Humans Of New York
Brandon Stanton
A kaleidoscopic window into the souls of strangers that makes a sprawling metropolis feel intimately human.
- 12
We are Anonymous
Parmy Olson
A gripping, paranoid plunge into the chaotic chat rooms where teenage pranksters accidentally became global cyber-insurgents.
