‘A groundbreaking book that became the bible of the genre’ – The Big Issue

‘Many of the images are today iconic masterpieces … may have been one of the most influential art books of its time’ – Eye Magazine

'With this new edition, ‘Subway Art’ effectively retakes the crown as the most important graffiti based book ever produced. Anyone with an interest in the DNA of the street art scene has to have an appreciation of this book. The work documented is fresh, experimental and ground-breaking and represents a unique attitude in relation to producing works of art. Look through the spreads and you realise how this work has inspired several generations of artists and students' – bonafidezine.com

In 1984 the groundbreaking Subway Art brought graffiti art to the world. 25 years on, the bible of the street art movement is back and better than ever!

• Big, big format
• More than 70 fresh photographs

In new introductions Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant recall how they gained entry to the New York graffiti community in the 19702 and 1980s.

New afterwords continue the story from the decline of the subway graffiti scene in the late 1980s to its unexpected rebirth as a global art movement

The authors bring us up to date on how the lives of the original subway artists have unfolded, and mourn the loss of several writers to the darker forces of the street.