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Toronto Graffiti: The Human Behind the Wall 500+ Pages of Raw Interviews, 1,000+ Photos & Sociopolitical Insight from Canada's Underground Art Scene (
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Biographies GeneralGeneral PhotographyGraffiti & Street Art
ISBN13: 9780986655128
Publisher: Yvette Farkas
Published: Oct 27 2023
Pages: 512
Weight: 3.60
Height: 1.33 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Toronto Graffiti: The Human Behind the Wall is a groundbreaking, 500+ page coffee table anthology that peels back the layers of one of the world's most misunderstood art forms-graffiti.
More than just a visual feast of 1,000+ full-color images, this book is a rare sociopolitical document that bridges art, anthropology, community activism, history, and raw human storytelling.
At the heart of the book are 21 precedent-setting interviews with Toronto graffiti writers-many speaking publicly for the first time-offering deeply personal accounts of their backgrounds, identities, influences, risks, and reflections on a culture long misrepresented and criminalized.
Spanning from the early 1980s to the 2000's, readers are taken on a vivid, often emotional journey through the rise of graffiti in Toronto-from hidden alleys to gallery walls to policy debates at City Hall.
Inside you'll find:
- Insightful opinion pieces from community voices, legal experts, and public health professionals
- Maps, timelines, and definitions contextualizing Toronto's graffiti scene
- A special In Memoriam tribute to fallen writers
- An entire section of evocative photography and documentation
- Exploration of graffiti's legal, social, and personal implications
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