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Getting Up: Subway Graffiti in New York (Paperback)

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  • Paperback: 212 pages
  • Publisher: MIT Press; New edition edition (1 Jan 1984)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0262530511
  • ISBN-13: 978-0262530514
  • Product Dimensions: 22.1 x 16.3 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 492,965 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Getting Up is urban mass transit's answer to "The Right Stuff," Tom Wolfe's exploration of the space program.... Though Castleman lacks Wolfe's glitzy style, he illuminates a culture through straightforward reporting of its jargon and shared mythology. Rather than making excuses for the chaotic writing that can make New York subways such an eyesore, Castleman merely describes the loosely knit society that creates it. With a descriptive, rather than analytical, approach he lets the graffiti 'writers' speak for themselves. Their language paints a portrait of the subculture that is like their art, extremely vital." - Jeff Reid, "In These Times"

Synopsis
Depicts the efforts of teenagers in New York City to write graffiti on subway cars and discusses the attempts of transit officials and police to eliminate graffiti.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wanna be "Tagger"??....Read this book first!!, 21 Jan 1999
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Real stories about "REAL" grafitti artists. It could not have been done better! The author, Graig Castleman writes about one of the most respected artists of them all, Lee. Lee's Graffiti years were awsome. The book is great to help the public truly understand the term "Street Art" Any book that can make my own parents believe in my own Graffiti gets 5 stars!
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you wanna get up , you've gotta get down with this book., 14 May 2000
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This book is a must for all the graf headz out there.Amazing interview with "LEE" from the fabulous 5. It's all good ! .
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3.0 out of 5 stars Useful as an introduction., 18 April 2009
Castleman gives a good historical introduction to graffiti and it's beginnings, his interviews are with the main writers of the time, such as Lee, and so this is a strong review of how it all started. It is the main text referenced in sociological writing about graffiti, but does not contain much sociological analysis itself. It was an interesting read, but obviously the graffiti scene has changed a lot since it was written! I would recommend it as a starting point for study, or just a read if your interested in the origins of graffiti culture.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Man ya got it all wrong "GOD" Dis here is da book!
Hey ya if ya want to through up some fuse ya need to read dis book and catch up on some real life wisdom. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars FULL OF GRAFFITI
Getting up is one of the best book i've ever seen. It contains more about graf. so Craig Castleman had a good job for readers!
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Getting up is the best book I have ever read. It's not filed with pictures but explains what life is like to be a writer in New York. Read more
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