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Graffiti's avant-garde nature and transgressive relationship with private property challenge art norms. Born in the 1960s, it reached a fever pitch in 1990s New York after the end of the train era in 1989.
Focusing on the 1990s—a decade of unpredictability and innovation—this book traces graffiti’s evolution and its sensibilities within broader social currents. Through striking visuals and incisive text, we follow their vanguard’s vision of creativity: combinational, exploratory, and transformational. Accompanied by the vanguard’s stories, commentary and their artworks from private collections, this is the groundbreaking chronicle of an era that redefined the rules of art.
This colorfully illustrated non-fiction book for children takes young readers on an exciting journey behind the scenes of music production. Step by step, it explains how a spark of inspiration becomes a song – from the very first idea to writing and recording, all the way to the finished hit and the big performance in front of an enthusiastic audience. The book offers a child-friendly insight into the team and creative process behind a song, highlighting important skills such as teamwork, imagination, and curiosity. An inspiring introduction to the world of music – informative, entertaining, and full of enthusiasm for creative expression.
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Charlotte Perriand understood design as a cultural and social practice. Engaging closely with architecture, craftsmanship, and industrial production, she developed a spatial philosophy that unites functionality, formal clarity, and social responsibility. For Perriand, dwelling was not a style but an attitude.
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