Bronx Visual Identity from Subway 'Writers' to Mural Artists

by Christine DeFazio

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How did writers located in the South Bronx in the 1980s, become world renowned muralists, and what were their ties to the birth of hip-hop? Following the story of graffiti from its inception in 1970s Washington Heights, to the Golden Age in 1980s South Bronx, author and artist Christine DeFazio explores the development of street art from bombing and inter-borough competition, to painting walls, and the crack down on train graffiti. Through a series of interviews with writers such as BG 183, COSE