{"product_id":"lee-quiones-lee-quinones-9788862088114","title":"Lee Quines: Fifty Years of New York Graffiti Art and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA comprehensive monograph on the work of a pioneering New York subway artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents a sweeping overview of the monumental work of Puerto Rican-born artist Lee Quines over the past five decades. When Quines made his first spray paint mural in the New York City subway system, he was just 14 years old. He eventually spray-painted murals on over 120 subway cars, infusing kinetic elements of Futurism into his illustrations. These highly visible graffiti works served as a catalyst for what is now acknowledged as the Street Art movement. Indeed, the artist introduced spray-paint-based work to international audiences upon his first formal exhibition, and he also invented the concept of the freestanding urban mural through his handball court piece, \u003ci\u003eHoward the Duck\u003c\/i\u003e (1978).\u003cbr\u003eThis book is chock-full of Quines' street art works, paintings and drawings, underscoring the poetic social commentary the artist has incorporated throughout his formal evolutions. Pairing high-resolution images of his works with thoughtful scholarship, the monograph traces his influence on peers such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and David Wojnarowicz. An abundance of archival photographs capture the gritty, vibrant New York City of Quines' early career.\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1960, and raised in the Lower East Side, \u003cb\u003eLee Quines\u003c\/b\u003e is considered the single most influential artist to emerge from the New York subway art movement. In 1980, Quines had his first New York show at White Columns, ushering in an important era as the medium of spray paint expanded from public spaces to stationary canvas works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Quinones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8862088116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788862088114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Damiani Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.34h x 9.69w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/06\/2024","brand":"Lee Quinones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44790437118207,"sku":"9788862088114","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fee32e9f-b69c-404b-99b4-c1598fab317f.jpg?v=1707288937","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lee-quiones-lee-quinones-9788862088114","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}