R.I.P: Memorial Wall Art

R.I.P: Memorial Wall Art

R.I.P: Memorial Wall Art

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"Every culture has a way to remember their dead, and this fine book documents this so very well. When these young people are gunned down, who really cares, who knows, who sees? Now, all over urban America, walls, murals speak, yell, scream to us. Let's not forget them and, better yet, let's stop the senseless deaths."—Spike Lee

This classic collection of photographs documents the best of New York City's memorial murals, which were painted for the victims of tragic and untimely deaths. Commissioned by families and friends of the victims to commemorate the casualties of shootings, accidents, arguments, police killings, and drug-related turf wars, these vibrant murals have in most cases now been painted over or destroyed. R. I. P. contains superb color photographs of memorials from Harlem and the Lower East Side, the South Bronx and Brooklyn, together with the moving stories behind them. The photographs of these painted walls ensure that the dead are not forgotten, for a sometimes violent and indifferent city also spawned a rich urban art form. 137 color photographs.

R.I.P: Memorial Wall Art,Joseph Sciorra,Martha Cooper,Thames & Hudson,0500277761,20th century,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Death & Dying,Graffiti,Graphic Arts - General,Mural painting and decoration,,Mural painting and decoration, American,New York,New York (State),Popular Culture - Counter Culture,Popular Culture - General,Street art

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