Magic City- The Art Of The Street

Description

Book Title: Magic City
Subtitle: The Art Of The Street/ Die Kunst der Strasse
Paperback
Author(s): Carlo McCormick, Amber Grünhäuser, Annie Nocenti, Christoph Scholz, Biancoshock, Don R. Karl.
Published: 2017
Pages: 198
Language: German, English
Dimensions: 28 x 21.2 x 1.5 cm. / 11 x 8.3 x 0.6 inch.

Our MAGIC CITY is a place and a non-place. It is not the physical city of brick and mortar but rather the urban space of internalized meanings. It is the city as subject and canvas, neither theme park nor stage set, but an exhibition showcasing more than 40 of the most original and celebrated artists working on and in the city today.

This is a celebration of the universal character of cities as well as a love letter to their infinite diversity. Cities have been designed to facilitate work, but artists have transformed them into playgrounds for the imagination and ideas. This is the invitation called outside our window by friends and strangers with restless spirits: come out and play.

MAGIC CITY The Art in the Streets features the work of: AIKO, AKRylonumerik, Andy K, Asbestos,Banksy, Benuz, Jens Besser, Biancoshock, Mark Bode, Bordalo II, Ori Carino & Benjamin Armas, Henry Chalfant, Martha Cooper, Isaac Cordal, Daze, Brad Downey, Tristan Eaton, Ron English, Shepard Fairey , FINO’91, Ganzeer, Anders Gjennestad, Ben Heine, HERAKUT, Icy & Sot, Leon Keer, Loomit, MadC, OAKOAK, Odeith, OLEK , Qi Xinghua, Replete, ROA, Jaime Rojo, Skewville, SpY, Truly, Juandres Vera, WENU, Dan Witz, Yok & Sheryo and Ernest Zacharevic.

About the Author(s)
Carlo McCormick is a curator and critic based in New York City. He is Senior Editor of Paper magazine and has written about art for 35 years, authoring over a hundred books and curating award-winning exhibitions in numerous museums. McCormick has long been an outspoken advocate for graffiti and Street Art in both the art world and popular culture and his extensive writings on the subject include the books Trespass (2010), Art in the Streets (2011), and City as Canvas (2013).

Don Karl (AKA Stone) is a cultural activist, graffiti writer, author, and publisher. He has written graffiti since 1983 and published his first book on the topic in 1986. Many books and articles have followed. He co-wrote the books Arabic Graffiti and Walls of Freedom and has curated numerous international Urban Art projects. Since the beginning of the Arab uprisings, Stone has worked closely with Egyptian street artists in a series of events and exhibitions.