Amsterdam Graffiti The Battle of Waterloo (1978-2003) / 25 jaar graffiti historie op het Waterlooplein/Mr. Visserplein
Stadsuitgeverij Amsterdam, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Amsterdam : Stadsuitgeverij Amsterdam, 2004. Hardcover in pictorial paper-covered boards. First Edition, First Printing. Text in Dutch and English. 160 pages with numerous photographic images throughout offering exclusive photographs and interviews from the Amsterdam graffiti scene through which the reader is taken to a world of pieces, tags, throw-ups, vandals, artists, ego-trippers and thrill seekers. With this book, the authors want to record the genesis of a controversial subculture in Amsterdam. The Battle of Waterloo is a unique document telling the story of the rise and fall of Amsterdam's most notorious graffiti sanctuary (the area around the Waterlooplein/Mr. Visserplein) that served as an artistic battleground between graffiti writers, with the city and society and the police, and point of pilgrimage for graffiti artists from all over Europe until it's closure by the municipality of Amsterdam in 2004. BOOK CONDITION: Near Fine; a solid, tight, clean copy showing light rubbing to covers and wear to corners. Near fine. Item #5393
ISBN: 9053661018
Price: $350.00