Wall & Frames: Fine Art from the Streets
Walls and Frames (book review)
Walls and Frames puts forward a simple thought and than follows it up with a forcefully selected series of artists and images. The basic claim appears to be that what falls under the umbrella of ‘street art,’ was once unavailable for purchase, but can now be yours for a steadily rising price.
Street Art is for sale and Walls and Frames is a catalogue of work you can hang at home from artists who you might say climbed fences or dug holes to enter an art market that initially laughed off certain practices and attitudes.
The title is an overview of artists who earned public acclaim for their links to what has become known as ‘street art,’ and are gaining critical praise as emerging fine artists. It is a great gift or collector’s item and full of engaging work that fluctuates between illustration, painting, collage and installations. Most of the artists in the title have become evasive. It is demeaning to call them ‘street artists,’ but just as disadvantageous to not acknowledge this part of their practice.
While the book shows you what is for sale, this encyclopedic compilation won’t help you to understand the products on its pages or why you should have them. It leaves that up to you and does a good job of selecting works where the reader can draw their own conclusions. Nearly all of the artists in the book have all achieved significant media coverage and many have already had books published about their work (so if you love something in the book, check the artist and you will surely be able to find more information).
If you’re interested in this, check out Gestalten’s 2008 title ‘The Upset: Young Contemporary Art.’
HARLAN LEVEY
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