Documenting the work of graffiti writers who illegally painted subway cars in New York City, the authors recall how they gained entry to the New York graffiti community in the 1970s and 1980s and describe the techniques that they used to photograph it.

A new edition of the groundbreaking bible of the international street-art movement, now in a compact format. In the 30 years since the 1985 edition, the graffiti subculture it chronicled has blossomed into a global art movement. 154 illustrations.