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  • 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
  • January 8, 2025
Books in the MCL: Swoon. The Red Skein

The Red Skein. Swoon. 2023 In “The Red Skein,” Swoon (Caledonia Curry) thoroughly examines her artistic work over the past decade, encompassing both her street art and studio pieces. The book, spanning 224 pages and containing over 200 color images, […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • October 28, 2024
Books in the MCL: NESPOON. NESPOON.

NESPOON. NESPOON. 2023 “NeSpoon,” a monograph on the work of the Polish artist, provides a comprehensive examination of her unique integration of lace patterns into urban and natural landscapes. The book, limited to 111 copies, each spanning over 420 pages, […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • October 11, 2024
Books in the MCL: Life’s A Mission Then You’re Dead. REVS, XSOUP, and ARBOR

REVS, XSOUP, and ARBOR. Life’s A Mission Then You’re Dead. 2022 In the pantheon of New York graffiti legends at the turn of the century, few names resonate like REVS. Thanks to the regard other writers have for him “Life’s […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • February 7, 2024
Books in the MCL: ROA Codex. Ann Van Hulle, with additional contibutions by Lucy Lippard, Johan Braeckman, Gwenny Cooman, Kathy De Neve, Robert Williams, and RJ Rushmore.

Ann Van Hulle, ROA Codex. 2019 “ROA Codex,” a comprehensive exploration of the enigmatic Belgian street artist ROA, compiled by Ann Van Hulle with notable contributions from Lucy Lippard and Johan Braeckman and others, offers an unfiltered window into a […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • January 23, 2024
Books in the MCL: Golden Boy as Anthony Cool. Herbert Kohl und James Hinton

Herbert Kohl and James Hinton, Golden Boy as Anthony Cool. 1972 Herbert Kohl and James Hinton’s “Golden Boy as Anthony Cool,” published in 1972, is a seminal work in the study of urban graffiti and street culture. Not only an […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • December 7, 2023
Books in the MCL: City of Kings: A History of NYC Graffiti. 1967-Today. NYCity of Kings.Conceived and curated by Al Díaz (BOMB1, SAMO©…) with Eric (DEAL CIA)

Felisbret and Mariah FoxAl Diaz, Eric Felisbret, and Mariah Fox. City of Kings: A History of NYC Graffiti. Second Edition 2022 “City of Kings: A History of NYC Graffiti” is a crafted exploration of the graffiti scene’s historical roots in […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • November 16, 2023
Books in the MCL:”Dondi White (1961-1998): Dondism”. Exhibition Retrospective Catalogue 7 avril- 10 mai 2018, curateur Michael White

Michael White (curator): “Dondi White (1961-1998): Dondism”. Exhibition Retrospective Catalogue 7 avril- 10 mai 2018. 2018 “Dondi: Dondism” is a catalogue accompanying a 2018 retrospective exhibition held at the Ghost Galerie in Marseille, commemorating two decades since the passing of […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • November 1, 2023
Books in the MCL Martha Cooper: Taking Pictures.  Steven P. Harrington, Jaime Rojo, and Martha Cooper.

Steven P. Harrington, Jaime Rojo, and Martha Cooper, Martha Cooper: Taking Pictures. 2020 “Martha Cooper: Taking Pictures” is both a book and a catalogue published to accompany the eponymous exhibition of the photographic career of Martha Cooper at the Urban […]

  • Martha Cooper Library
  • September 26, 2023
Books in the MCL: On the Run Magazine, Black Books Volume 3: SEEN. Zebster, with additional archival photos by Martha Cooper & Henry Chalfant

A glossy photo volume of full-color bleeds from the 1970s-90s graffiti career of Bronx-born graffiti writer Richard “SEEN” Mirando, this magazine concentrates the width and depth of his creative output into one volume. Throw-ups, blockbusters, handball courts, whole top-to-bottom cars, […]

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