David Brafman is associate curator of rare books at the Getty Research Institute. He is coauthor of Insects and Flowers: The Art of Maria Sibylla Merian (Getty, 2008) and a contributor to Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on China's Silk Road (Getty, 2016).
"Inspired by the blank sketchbooks (often called black books or
piece books) that graffers carry, share and collaborate together
on, as well as the 17th century European autograph books known as
liber amicorum (Latin for "book of friends"), this new volume
represents the collaborative nature of art in the streets."
--Lina Lecaro "LA Weekly" (9/16/2021 12:00:00 AM)
"Presumably convinced that a serious moment was at hand, the
graffiti artists signed on and were each given several sheets of
paper to distribute among their worthy colleagues. . . . There were
two results, the first being a handsome volume containing all of
the work. Placing graffiti art into a book is like pinning a
butterfly in a display case: the ephemeral is now enshrined into
the permanent."
--Bondo Wyszpolski "Easy Reader News" (3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM)
"This Getty Black Book not only serves to offer its audience a
historic compilation of this unique Los Angeles art culture, but,
also, the sentiment of each stand-alone artist."
--Karen McDonough "UP Magazine" (4/26/2021 12:00:00 AM)
"A fine document of an interesting culture and legacy."
--Steve Grody, author of Graffiti L.A.: Street Styles and Art
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