268 pp, color figures, pb, in Turkish-English bilingual.
Today, graffiti and street art have moved out of their underground era and are no longer recognized as vandalism, but rather as a global art movement. Since the 1990s, the appreciation for graffiti and street art in Turkey has increased significantly having influenced not only a small artistic circle, but several generations, and with the exhibition Language of the Wall: Graffiti / Street Art, this art form is being presented in a museum setting for the first time. Curated by Roxane Ayral, the exhibition aims to offer a historic insight with its selection of international and local artists; by bringing together the current dynamics of the street, different styles and aesthetic notions and addressing the movement alongside other disciplines such as pho- tography and music.
The exhibition catalogue features commissioned works by 22 artists from different generations and disciplines, from America, Germany, France, Japan, as well as Turkey, along with selected photographs from the archive of leading artists Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant and Hugh Holland. Substantial essays on graffiti and street art culture are also included in the catalogue.