Street Art is a global phenomenon, one of the most popular and hotly discussed areas of art-making on the contemporary scence. The book includes interviews with leading street art proponents of the last three decades

This book explores how, since then, american social and artistic history has shaped what we know as contemporary art, and how American art has respondes to the unique cultural conditions of recent times

A fly-on-the-wall account of the smart and strange subcultures that make, trade, curate, collect, and hype contemporary art. In a series of beautifully paced narratives, Sarah Thornton investigates the drama of a Christie's auction, the workings in Takashi Murakami's studios, the elite at the Basel Art Fair, the eccentricities of Artforum magazine, the competition behind an important art prize, life in a notorious art-school seminar, and the wonderland of the Venice Biennale. She reveals the new dynamics of creativity, taste, status, money, and the search for meaning in life

Sonic Boom is the definitive story of how technologies have brought out the best and worst in artists and consumers alike. It reveals how even as the star-marker machinery of record companies remains in the hands of the old guard, innovators are finding ways to route around it. Sonic Boom exposes the recording industry's plight as a fascinating microcosm of the vast cultural, ethical, and legal issues that all industries face in the information age

This book, lavishly illustrated with over 140 photos, is a wealth of information that comes out of decades of research. Green has unearthed never-before-published photos and rare movie posters-including one from an all-Black western, Harlem on the Prairie (1938). Green also traces the history of cowboy music, from popular songs such as "Sweet Betsy from Pike" to the instantly recognizable harmonies of the Sons of the Pioneers

From sports to exports is not a question of alliteration alone. As the title of this book suggests there is a discernible commonality between these two activities, that is to say excellence. Somehow a realisation had dawned that despite Pakistan`s definitive and authoritative presence in the world of sports, there did not exist an informative account of pakistan's sporting achievements in one volume. One can't deny the existence of a good number of books on individual sports and sportsmen, but a book encompassing major sports in which Pakistan has figured and excelled internationally was conspicuous by its absence. The present book is an attemt to fill this void

The Splendid Heritage catalog of American Indian artifacts represents the commitment of American collectors to share the beauty and significance of hundreds of ethnographic treasures with a worldwide audience

The joy of creating gifts and decorations is enchanced when we see them bring happiness to those around us. When we make object to share with others or to decorate our homes, we feel an extra of pride and satisfaction

The Scholastic Visual Sports Encyclopedia explains all types of exciting sports

This book is about the history of the City Savannah