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Adventures of Darius and Downey: and Other True Tales Leon Reid

Adventures of Darius and Downey: and Other True Tales By Leon Reid Iv

Adventures of Darius and Downey: and Other True Tales by Leon Reid


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Summary

Offers insight into the tough, tight-knit, and exciting world of street art. This book paints a portrait of a creative but harsh environment of extremes: friendship and rivalry; respect and conflict; adversity and prosperity; and, reveals the incredible risks that artists take, day in, day out, to win their place in the graffiti hall of fame.

Adventures of Darius and Downey: and Other True Tales Summary

Adventures of Darius and Downey: and Other True Tales by Leon Reid

This unique, narrative-driven book gives an unparalleled insight into the tough, tight-knit, exciting world of street art as seen through the eyes of Darius and Downey, who have been working together since 2000. Through a series of blood-pumping adventures, it paints a vivid portrait of a creative but harsh environment of extremes: friendship and rivalry; respect and conflict; adversity and prosperity; and, reveals the incredible risks that artists take, day in, day out, to win their place in the graffiti hall of fame. Ed Zipco, acute and empathetic commentator on the ways of the street, relates Darius' and Downey's most memorable experiences. Along the way, we witness their artistic evolution from conventional graffiti tagging to ambitious street installations that are both wittily entertaining and strikingly subversive.

Adventures of Darius and Downey: and Other True Tales Reviews

Sure, it includes some cool images... but it's Ed Zipco's firsthand account of their trials and tribulations that really slams it home.

About Leon Reid

Leon Reid IV (aka Darius) grew up in Cincinatti before attending Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London. Brad Downey was born in 1980. He studied at Pratt Institute and later at the Slade School of Art, London. Ed Zipco is also a graduate of Pratt Institute as well as Columbia's School of Journalism/Law.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Swoon; 1. Good Chemistry, Bad Experiment; 2. Evolving Costumes; 3. Omar/Swatch; 4. Experiments in Hell; 5. The Birth and Confirmation of Darius (and Downey); 6. The Hard Way; 7. Tetanus Blossom; 8. The Skillman Years; 9. Brooklyn in Die Haus; 10. Belisha Beacon - Brad; 11. CCTV; 12. Belisha Beacon - Downey; 13. Lucky Number 13; Afterword by Jennifer Thatcher.

Additional information

GOR010299177
9780500513958
0500513953
Adventures of Darius and Downey: and Other True Tales by Leon Reid
Used - Like New
Hardback
Thames & Hudson Ltd
2008-02-01
256
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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