Street World: Urban Culture from Five Continents

Author(s): Roger Gastman

Art

For the first time in all history, the power and visibility of street culture have brought the world's diverse subcultures together to share the same space. Bike messengers and skateboarders; graffiti writers on worldwide missions; DJs and fashionistas scouring every small neighbourhood store for rare finds; these are some of the heralds of a scene that includes new urban folk arts, flea markets, clubs, insistent and inspiring music, studios and workspaces, galleries and cafes, gangs and drugs - and love in a myriad of forms. From juggernauts like hip-hop and punk to much smaller but equally inspiring subcultures endemic to the streets of the Brazilian mega-cities, South African townships and the crowds of Mumbai, "Street World" is the only book to document it all.


Product Information

Roger Gastman, based in Los Angeles, is author of Freight Train Graffiti and co-publisher of the magazine Swindle. Caleb Neelon travels the world from his base in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is joint author of Graffiti Brasil.

General Fields

  • : 9780500513859
  • : Thames & Hudson Australia Pty, Limited
  • : Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
  • : October 2007
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Roger Gastman
  • : Hardback