Subway Art

Author: Martha Cooper & Henry Chalfant
Format: Paperback Book

Word on the street is that this is the most shoplifted book of all time (Try to shoplift it from us, we'll break your fucking arms, believe that). More than just a standard graf mag, this book was first published in 1984, as old-school bombing was being phased out by graffiti-proof trains. The book was compiled and composed by influential early hip-hop documenters Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant, with hundreds of photographs covering the art and lifestyle. The relative equivalent to "Style Wars," but in print form. Essential.