Rammellzee (4 results)

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition. Thin quarto. Catalogue for the exhibition "Post-Graffiti" at Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (Dec. 1 - 31, 1983). An important early catalogue marking the transposition of graffiti from the streets of New York to the white cube of the gallery, featuring images of works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Daze, Keith Haring, Lady Pink, Angel Ortiz, and Kenny Scharf, among other artists. With introductory texts by Dolores Neumann and Sidney Janis. Cover design by Crash. Minor edge-wear to illustrated wrappers; near fine.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. First Edition. 4to, Unpaginated (ca 52pp). Printed boards. Numerous Colour plates. By far the hardest to find in the series, and one of the only books on New York legend and Basquiat collaborator (amongst much more) Rammellzee.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. Deluxe Edition. Quarto. Two hardcover volumes in matching slipcase. Published to accompany an influential group show of American graffiti artists that traveled through Italy, this monograph features essays from curator Francesca Alinovi and gallerist Tony Shafrazi (printed in both Italian and English), a hip hop glossary, and mostly-color reproductions of works from the likes of A One, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Crash, Futura 2000, Richard Hambleton, Keith Haring, Jenny Holzer & Lady Pink, and Lee Quiñones, along with artist bios. This deluxe hardcover edition features a second volume?Quattordio Graffiti, edited by Italian art critic Tommaso Trini?reproducing newspaper coverage from the exhibition's stops through Bologna, Milan, and Rome, and documenting works produced by Delta 2, Ero, Phase 2, and Rammellzee during their artist residencies at the sponsoring IVI paint factory in the Piedmontese village of Quattordio. Text in Italian for this second volume. Near fine in near fine dust jackets; matching slipcase with very light soiling to the gray cloth, else near fine. Uncommon in the deluxe edition.

First edition. First edition. [64] pp. Staplebound booklet with plastic clamshell case containing cassette tape. Fine booklet, Near Fine case with a little rubbing and leaning to spine. Lacking obi band. Rare. A deluxe photo book to accompany the Japanese release of the classic film Wild Style, with early hip-hop soundtrack featuring first generation American hip-hop artists like Cold Crush Brothers, Grandmaster Caz, and Rammellzee; on a dubbed generic cassette-- fairly uncommon and expensive technology at the time. The film introduced people around the world to a new style of music, which was often dismissed as a mere fad throughout the 1980s. This film's impact on Japanese youth culture in the 1980s was significant; it would spawn the robust Japanese hip-hop scene that continues to this day.