Blek Le Rat

Description

Blek le Rat! A special volume celebrating thirty years of work from the highly prolific and influential stencil graffiti artist, Xavier Prou!

This retrospective features the artists private family photos, point and shoot images of his graffiti artwork from around the world, and full-color reproductions of his gallery pieces. The book is separated into two distinct sections: Street Art and Fine Art, both of which are augmented by the writing of celebrated scholars, critics, experts in relevant fields, fellow artists, journalists, collectors and gallerists. Lavishly illustrated with more than 200 images, Blek le Rat, the 30 year anniversary retrospective offers the first full history of this seminal artists tradition and legacy, featuring:

Street art images from around the world
Full-color reproductions of Blek le Rats fine art
Never before seen images from the Prou familys private archives
30+ essays from celebrated artists, scholars, critics and curators from around the world

Contributors include:
Jonathan LeVine, Jonathan LeVine Gallery
Jeffrey T. Iverson, Time Magazine
Carol Kino, culture critic, journalist, and regular contributer to the New York Times
Russell Howze, author of Stencil Nation: Graffiti, Community, and Art
Carlo McCormick, culture critic, curator and senior editor of Paper Magazine
Waldemar Januszczak, Britains most distinguished art critic, writer for Sunday Times
Jean-David Malat, Opera Gallery
Justin Giarla, White Walls Gallery
Anthony Lister, painter and installation artist
Shepard Fairey, street artist
. . .and many many more!