Recommended Art Books

[Cocteau 101]

Jackson Pollock - An American Saga - Naifeh & Smith, absolutely mesmerising and painstakingly detailed.

All the Parla books.

The Joan Mitchell monograph, all mose's sugestions above.

Also check out the Jewish Museum publication Action / Abstraction - superb.

Saul Leiter - In Colour - beautiful photographs.

[sputnikeye]

Vitamin D

[Replete]

The Fanta series of books by the hugely influential (on many recent artists) Ashley Wood are a must have:

[spraycan]

wall and pieces

and

subway art

[G-Man]

Jose Parla: Cityscapes - one of the very best books of art i have ever owned - AMAZING

BTW if anyone has a signed Memory Documents for sale PM me?

[Deleted]

unbelievable the Elms book isnt mentioned here.. it is expensive, but very very good:



still available at elms..

other fantastic book: Street art by Cedar Lewisohn.. published by Tate

[volvic]

the elms book is probably the best street art book out there! or the os gemeos one i also love my

[origo]

Jun 19, 2009 15:36:03 GMT 1 jopkop said:

unbelievable the Elms book isnt mentioned here.. it is expensive, but very very good:



still available at elms..

other fantastic book: Street art by Cedar Lewisohn.. published by Tate

I second that, real quality and some amazing work in it.

Already spend several evenings looking in it.

[maadbeats]

Murakami by Taschen
Tom Sachs by Prada
Barry McGee by Prada
Kaws One and C10
Date Farmers Book
All Obey Books
Faile Boredom and Lavender

[notworthit]

Saatchi opus? never seen it, but looks quite good (plus it comes in a crate!)

www.saatchiopus.com/index.php

[origo]

It better when they charge 2K for a book!

[Martin M]

Just finished $12 million stuffed shark, great read about the art market and a lot of people with a very lot of money

[G-Man]

I forget also great art books

Invader Paris or London

Obey S&D

[thorkil]

I have enjoyed the 'Guerilla Art' book from Sebastian Peiter which comes with a free dvd!
Also two small books from Prestel edition:
- London Street Art
- Paris Street Art

[wilfsboy]

Jun 19, 2009 15:22:24 GMT 1 G-Man said:

Jose Parla: Cityscapes - one of the very best books of art i have ever owned - AMAZING

BTW if anyone has a signed Memory Documents for sale PM me?

cgi.ebay.co.uk/Jose-Parla-Signed-Memory-Documents-Book-BANKSY_W0QQitemZ300322697973QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAntiquarian_Collectible?hash=item45eca0b2f5&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1687|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

[ricobenfico]

Stencil Nation on Ebay with 20 mins to go sitting at £3.20. Bargain an good book. Item=150351933688

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=150351933688

Sorry, can't get the link to work.

[volvic]

that satchi book is amazing, i am so tempted to pre order one! i would be too scared to put it on my coffee table though

[remirough]

Mine is lovely, if I do say so myself... and self published on big thick uncoated stock with 104 full colour pages of artwork...


www.agents-of-change.co.uk/Home/page27_files/archive-oct-2009.html

from here -
www.agents-of-change.co.uk/Shop/shop.html

[maadbeats]

Just picked up Rosson Crow at Honor Fraser. Beautiful hardcover and slip case
www.honorfraser.com/?s=publications&pid=1

[Lizz Brady]

Hello, what is the best street/urban art books out there??

[Zippy]

I would start (off the top of my head) with:
Graffiti World -Thames Hudson
Wall and piece - banksy
Walls and frames- SUBEN (recently published)

[annar50]

unititled .. are pretty good

[Zippy]

Yep agreed.

Also some of the Elms Lester published books are well worth looking at..

[sal]

I recently ordered Moca show book.. haven't received it yet, but I think it's a pretty good read...

[MGK1]

Trespass - published by Wooster Collective

superb book

[Collection 1]

Beyond the Street is a really nice portrait of actual street and urban artists.

[freeview]

Trespass would be a great 1st book.

[speebe]

Beautiful Losers
Beyond the Street
Subway Art
Urban Discipline
Street Sketchbook

[curiousgeorge]

Best?

Subway Art

[iamzero]

Subway Art is where it all started for me as a 10 year old kid... I now have bowed shelves from the subsequent 27 years of collecting graphic design and street art books.