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Futura-isms

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By (author): Futura

A collection of fascinating quotations from the legendary artist and graffiti pioneer

Futura is a living legenda world-renowned painter, designer, and photographer who was a pioneer of graffiti art and New York Citys subway school. His radical abstract work in the street and on canvas established him as a central figure in an important art movement that included Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Rammellzee, Lee Quiñones, and Dondi White. Futura-isms is a collection of essential quotations from this fascinating artist. Gathered from four decades of interviews and panel discussions, this memorable selection illuminates Futuras thoughts on legal and illegal art, his influences, fellow artists, and the past, present, and future. He also offers colorful memories of his adventurous lifegrowing up in New York City, serving in the Navy, touring with The Clashand reflects on how his experiences have shaped his art.

Select quotations from the book:

  • Graffiti was a way for me to exist. I wanted the world to know my name. I wanted to be somebody.
  • The essence of what graffiti is . . . is creating this identity and taking it to the public.
  • My whole life, I think, Ive been a nomad.
  • I was always at home in the subway system.
  • People say, Lets play within the rules. I say, Nolets break the rules a little bit.
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 108 x 133mm
  • Publication Date: 09 Feb 2021
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780691217512

About Futura

Futura born Leonard McGurr is a renowned artista graffiti pioneer clothing designer and graphic designer whose work has been shown at museums around the world including MoMA PS1 the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles and the Groninger Museum. In recent years he has exhibited and collaborated with artists and designers such as Takashi Murakami José Parlá Rei Kawakubo and Virgil Abloh. He lives in Brooklyn New York. Instagram @futuradosmil Larry Warsh has been active in the art world for more than thirty years as a publisher and artist-collaborator and was a founding member of the Basquiat Authentication Committee until its dissolution in 2012. He is also the editor of Weiwei-isms and Humanity by Ai Weiwei; Basquiat-isms and The Notebooks by Jean-Michel Basquiat; and Haring-isms by Keith Haring (all Princeton).

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