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ART OF REBELLION, THE: WORLD OF STREETART (SOFTCOVER)
Street art has taken over the world in recent years. Tokyo, Paris, Brussels, Los Angeles, Hamburg, Munich, and Rome have all been “liberated” by artists who are as motivated by the drive to invent new...$ 15.99
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JACKSON 500 VOL. 2, THE (HARDCOVER)
Continuing where he left off with The Jackson 500, Volume One, Tim Biskup’s latest fine-art collection contains paintings 101 to 200 in a series of five hundred business-card-sized paintings, reproduced at actual size. Acting as...$ 14.99
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KUSTOM KULTURE : HOT ROD CAR ART
by Robert Williams, Ed Roth, Von Dutch Car culture—pinstriping, customizing and cartooning—is nearly synonymous with Southern California culture. Kustom Kulture tells the story of the revved-up legends of the custom car cult of the ‘50s,...$ 19.99
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RAT FINK: THE ART OF ED "BIG DADDY" ROTH (SC)
by Douglas Nason, Greg Escalante, Ed Roth Born in Los Angeles and raised in the epicenter of the California hot rod explosion, Ed Roth created automotive forms purely from his own imagination. His hand-built creations...$ 19.99
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SURF CULTURE: ART HISTORY OF SURFING
Designed by David Carson and published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Laguna Art Museum in July 2002, Surf Culture examines the history of modern surfboard design from 1900 to the present and features...$ 29.99
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TIKI ART NOW! A VOLCANIC ERUPTION OF ART
by Otto Von Stroheim Introducing the real American Idol—Tiki! At the dawn of the 21st century, the world is at odds with its primitive past and its sophisticated cultural future. Herein lie the signposts to...$ 19.99
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BABEL (JIM HOUSER/GINGKO) HARDCOVER
by Jim Houser Jim Houser is a self-taught artist who paints at night when the rest of the world sleeps. In his work is a personal iconography of seemingly random words and images, inspired by...$ 15.99
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DF: IDIOTS ON PARADE (HARDCOVER)
The first overview of the notorious DF graffiti crew and their legal and illegal creations. DF is made up of 21 (plus a few slackers) artists, including Dalek, Merz, Sub, Cycle, and more. Both collectively...$ 20.95
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Icepick - Street Art in Iceland
Thordis Claessen:Icepick Considering that the island nation of Iceland is home to just over a quarter of a million people, its street art scene is astoundingly roubust, varied and inventive. Multi-talented author Thordis Claessen spent...$ 20.99
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Straight Lines
Markus Christl: Straight Lines “Type isn’t merely a medium of communication, it expresses a personnality or style.” This new style reveals the exciting process of the graffiti artist’s craft, from the rudimentary fusion of letters...$ 29.95
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Mike Giant: Giant
Mike Giant:Giant (Expanded Edition)Mike Giant has achieved fame as a graffiti artist, illustrator and tattooist. Black ink is GIANT’s specialty and whether his medium is concrete, paper or skin his signature style – made up...$ 29.95
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Tara McPherson Lonely Heart Book
The compelling paintings and posters of Tara McPherson are a tour-de-force of creative tension, at once heartfelt and heartbreaking. Creating art about people and their odd ways, recalling many issues from childhood and adult life...$ 19.95
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The Buddy System | Barry McGee aka TWIST
Despite, or perhaps in ironic conjunction with, Mayor Giuliani’s efforts to make New York City clean and pristine, graffiti has become a respected staple of the gallery scene. Barry “Twist” McGee’s tags and caricatures are...$ 24.99
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GRA(FF)ITE (GRAFFITE)
Graffite is an art book of all pencil artworks by international graffiti/street artists including Chaz Bojorquez, Man One, Saber, Revok, Os Gemeos, Iz the Wiz, Daim, Peeta, Vyal, Cope2, KofieOne, Nina, and others. Small, slim,...$ 9.99
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SABER: MAD SOCIETY
Los Angeles based graffiti legend SABER is world renowned for his “Los Angeles River” piece (1997), the largest in the world. His piece on the sloping bank of the Los Angeles River is nearly the...$ 29.95
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SUPPLY & DEMAND: THE ART OF SHEPARD FAIREY (HARDCOVER)
Fairey’s entire body of work—a massive retrospective covering 17 years of this groundbreaking artist’s prodigious output—is all documented here, in a museum-quality layout and binding. Through the lens of esteemed writers and critics such as...$ 59.95
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TATTOO DARLING: THE ART OF ANGELIQUE HOUTKAMP
Angelique Houtkamp is the inspirational Dutch tattoo mademoiselle of the contemporary art world. This fascinating monograph happily traverses her nostalgic, eclectic and beautifully rendered artistic wonderland with a strong focus on her fine art practice....$ 19.95
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TRAGIC KINGDOM: THE MAGICAL ART OF CAMILLE ROSE GARCIA (HARDCOVER)
This large, lavishly produced hardcover serves as the catalog for Camille Rose Garcia’s first solo museum show outside of Los Angeles. Tragic Kingdom surveys her work with an emphasis on her most recent creations, showcasing...$ 39.95
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Ron English - ABJECT EXPRESSIONISM (HARDCOVER
Ron English has been called the Robin Hood of Madison Avenue for his seminal work in billboard subvertising and is widely considered to be a founding member of the Culture Jamming movement. Abject Expressionism is...$ 39.99
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Mike Giant Book - GOATHEDZ ZINE #1
A collection of images and words directed towards folks who ride bicycles. Cover artwork by Mike Giant. Includes a dharma study suite by Mike Giant; photographs of cycling in Japan by Michael LeSage; “Love”—a Brooklyn...$ 9.99