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Taking the Train: How Graffiti Art Became an Urban Crisis in New York City by Joe Austin (Paperback, 2002)

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Taking the Train traces the history of "writing" in New York City against the backdrop of the struggle that developed between the city and the writers. Author: Joe Austin. Title: Taking the Train. Topic: Arts & Photography, History.

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In the 1960s and early 1970s, young people in New York City radically altered the tradition of writing their initials on neighborhood walls. Influenced by the widespread use of famous names on billboards, in neon, in magazines, newspapers, and typographies from advertising and comics, city youth created a new form of expression built around elaborately designed names and initials displayed on public walls, vehicles, and subways. Critics called it graffiti, but to the practitioners it was writing. Taking the Train traces the history of writing in New York City against the backdrop of the struggle that developed between the city and the writers. Austin tracks the ways in which writing ? a small, seemingly insignificant act of youthful rebellion?assumed crisis-level importance inside the bureaucracy and the public relations of New York City mayoral administrations and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for almost two decades. Taking the Train reveals why a global city short on funds made wiping out graffiti an expensive priority while other needs went unfunded. Although the city eventually took back the trains, Austin eloquently shows how and why the culture of writing survived to become an international art movement and a vital part of hip-hop culture.

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Columbia University Press
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9780231111430
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Author
Joe Austin
Publication Name
Taking the Train: How Graffiti Art Became an Urban Crisis in New York City
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
400 Pages

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Joe Austin
Series Title
Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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by nyrzamguy02 Oct, 2018
Pretty comprehensive view of NYC graffiti.
As someone who grew up and "lived" the lifestyle and culture of Graffiti, I found this book to be pretty comprehensive on the subject. Through many interviews and much research, the author seemed to have a firm grasp on the background and history of NYC graffiti, and the artists who created and proliferated the movement. I found it to be an easy read, while helping to shed some light on the underground culture that originated in New York City.
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by liltimebomb07 Jun, 2017
An interesting angle to graffiti
This book looks at graffiti from a civic and social/political perspective. Instead of try and recount the history of subway writing, this book looks at the cause and effect relationship the city of New York and the media played on the direction of graffiti. A tough read at times because it is an extremely cerebral look at the culture.
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by hecgonz_253716 Apr, 2022
Great
Good book to know what happen to the trains way back ?
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