Street to Studio

“Whether figurative, conceptual, performative, iterative, abstract, ephemeral, or purely digital, Schacter endeavors to find a common thread in a wide field of work and influences that have as their common denominator a regard for the practices of art in the streets.” –Interview, Brooklyn Street Art “This book is a useful example of how graffiti and practices of urban expression have become active inspirators in the telling of the contemporary art narrative.” –Jerrold Shiroma, review, Art Libraries Society of North America “The process of the book takes the performative act of making street art, and reroutes it back to the studio–acknowledging ‘studio practice as part of the process.’” –Harriet Thorpe, review, Wallpaper

Rafael Schacter is an anthropologist and curator andis currently a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the AnthropologyDepartment of University College London. He has been undertaking research ongraffiti and street art for over ten years. He curated the WalkingTour for the iconic show Street Art atTate Modern in 2008 and has curated a number of high-profile exhibitions, including Futurismo Ancestral (2014), Mapping theCity (2015) and Venturing Beyond (2016)at Somerset House. He is the author of the award-winning World Atlasof Street Art and Graffiti (2013) and Ornament and Order: Graffiti, Street Art andthe Parergon (2014).

Carlo McCormick is an American culture critic and curator. He is the author of numerous books and catalogues, including Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art (2015).