Publisher's Description
Street Art, Street Life examines the street as subject matter, venue, and source of inspiration
for contemporary artists and photographers from the late 1950s to the present.
This unique volume includes street photography; documentation of performance,
events, and artworks presented in the street; works using material from the street; and
examples of street culture.
Through works by almost thirty world-renowned artists, Street Art, Street Life
explores a range of themes related to the street: as arena for political and cultural
expression, violence and crime, gender roles in an urban context, advertising and commerce,
and as counterpoint to museums and other traditional art venues. Street Art,
Street Life is published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name, organized
by international curator Lydia Yee.
FEATURED ARTISTS: Vito Acconci, Francis Alÿs, Amy Arbus, Joseph Beuys, Sophie Calle,
VALIE EXPORT, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Daniel Guzman, Tehching Hsieh, Kimsooja,
William Klein, Nikki S. Lee, Sze Tsung Leong, George Maciunas, Gordon Matta-Clark, Claes
Oldenburg, Yoko Ono, Adrian Piper, Robin Rhode, Martha Rosler, Allan Sekula, Jamel
Shabazz, David van Tieghem, Jacques de la Villeglé, Garry Winogrand, David Wojnarowicz,
and Martin Wong.