Graffiti makes us think of cities. Urban denizens are used to
seeing ink and paint scrawled and plastered on trains, buses and
alleyways, and in heavily trafficked city centers, where
structures of steel and glass tower. With its lack of a central
point, of all major American cities, the sprawling megalopolis of
Los Angeles does not conform to typical urban planning laws.

In the land of Hollywood, gang wars and beach bums, Los Angeles
graffiti teems with the city.s myriad cultural influences.
From intricately tagged walls that seem to grow out of blooming
roadside flower beds to spray-painted palm trees,
Los Angeles Graffiti illustrates how the landscape of America's
anti-city has fomented a distinct brand of graffiti, recognized
the world over.

Compiled by Roger Gastman, author of Freight Train Graffiti and
co-founder (with Shepard Fairey) of Swindle magazine,
this colorful book benefits from Gastman.s long-term, intimate
involvement with L.A. graffiti writers. Recruiting friends and
graffiti legends, like SABER and RETNA, Los Angeles Graffiti
documents the history of the unique, world-class graffiti scene
that thrives in Los Angeles. In particular, the interview with
L.A. graffiti luminary POWER breathes history into these
photographs of work created by the famous, infamous, and
anonymous.


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