Love it or loathe it, graffiti plays a prominent role in the culture and consciousness of cities.
Art
History alumna (PhD 09), staff member (she currently works as the
Department Coordinator) and Affiliate Professor Anna Waclawek launched
her new book, Graffiti and Street Art (2011, Thames & Hudson,
World of Art series) in October 2011. Analyzing the various functions
of graffiti and street art in the urban environment and their
increasingly important role in visual culture, Waclawek examines what
many consider to be a leading art movement of the twenty-first century.
Graffiti and Street Art features
a wide range of artists working in different media and styles across
multiple countries. It explains the terms and language of street art -
from tags and throwies to culture jamming and subvertising - as well as
its multiple influences and sub-genres.
Uniquely, Graffiti and Street Art
analyses not just the work, but the functions of graffiti and street
art and their increasingly important role in urban visual culture. The
picture that Waclawek paints is a rich celebration of two of the
defining art movements of the twenty-first century.
For more information about Graffiti and Street Art, visit the publisher's website.
For Anna Waclawek's biographical information, visit the Department of Art History.
In
conjunction with this book launch, Montreal graffiti projects by
students from ARTH 398I Graffiti and Street Art (Summer 2011) are on
display until November 15, 2011 in the vitrine on the 3rd floor of the
EV Building (1515 Saint-Catherine Street West).
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