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Book review by Brooklyn Street Art

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • January 21, 2026
Chris “Daze” Ellis. Dazeworld. The Artwork of Chris “Daze” Ellis

Dazeworld. The Artwork of Chris “Daze” Ellis. Chris “Daze” Ellis. 2016 Daze’s world has always been kinetic—its energy drawn from the tracks, tunnels, and streets that once defined New York City’s pulse. Dazeworld: The Artwork of Chris “Daze” Ellis captures […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • January 5, 2026
Mehdi Ben Cheikh. Djerbahood: Open Air Museum of Street Art

Djerbahood: Open Air Museum of Street Art. Mehdi Ben Cheikh. 2015 If Tour Paris 13 was the demolition swan song of an era, Djerbahood may feel like an expansive sunrise on the other side of the world. Conceived by gallerist […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • December 19, 2025
Vladimir Manzhos. WAONE: Worlds of Phantasmagoria, Vol. 1

WAONE: Worlds of Phantasmagoria, Vol. 1. Vladimir Manzhos. 2020 Worlds of Phantasmagoria, Vol. 1 is a comprehensive exploration of the monochromatic works of Ukrainian artist Vladimir Manzhos, known as WAONE. Spanning the years 2013 to 2020, this 208-page hardcover book […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • November 27, 2025
Bill Posters. The Street Art Manual.

The Street Art Manual. Bill Posters. 2020. A field guide to resistance and reinvention, The Street Art Manual by artist and agitator Bill Posters is equal parts DIY toolkit, art history primer, and subversive etiquette handbook. Structured with the confidence […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • November 9, 2025
Escif.. Los cimientos de la armonía y de la invención.

Los cimientos de la armonía y de la invención. Escif. 2024 Spanning twelve years of studio and mural work, public interventions, installations, and collaborations, Los cimientos de la armonía y de la invención is Escif’s most comprehensive book to date, […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • October 21, 2025
Niels ­Shoe Meulman. Shoe Is My Middle Name.

Shoe Is My Middle Name. Niels ­Shoe Meulman. 2016 Graffiti writer, calligrapher, painter, typographer—Meulman’s professional identities have long orbited the written mark. “Shoe Is My Middle Name” gathers those decades-deep orbits into one gravitational field, presenting a mid-career survey whose […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • October 8, 2025
Julien Malland (Seth Globepainter). Seth: On Walls.

Seth: On Walls. Julien Malland. 2023 On Walls presents a decade of mural work by French street artist Julien Malland, known as Seth Globepainter. Published by Editions de La Martinière and distributed by Abrams, the book documents Seth’s travels through […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • May 22, 2025
Bordalo II. Bordalo II 2011 – 2017

Bordalo II 2011 – 2017. Bordalo II. 2017 Bordalo II 2011 – 2017 is an essential document of the Lisbon-based artist’s transformative approach to street art, sculpture, and environmental activism. Published in conjunction with his massive solo exhibition ATTERO in […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • April 29, 2025
Liz Munsell, Greg Tate (ed.): Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation

The catalogue Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation, accompanying the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston exhibition, is as multifaceted and dynamic as its subject. Edited by Liz Munsell and Greg Tate, this robust volume unravels the layers of […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • January 29, 2025
Books in the MCL: Johan Kugelberg (ed.). Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop

Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop. Johan Kugelberg (Hrsg). Expanded edition 2023. “Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop”  is an in-depth exploration of hip-hop’s […]

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