{"product_id":"you-werent-there-hugo-martinez-9783775761635","title":"You Weren't There: '90s Graffiti in New York: '90s Graffiti in New York","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York graffiti's golden age is immortalized in this 400-page compendium of photographs and artist interviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough the medium was born in the '60s, graffiti art reached a fever pitch in 1990s New York. After the widespread subway cleanup that ended the so-called \"train era,\" artists adapted, using the streets and urban architecture to combat alienation. Blending aesthetics with lifestyle, they reconnected art with the pulse of human existence. Edited by Hugo Martinez, owner of New York's Martinez Gallery, \u003ci\u003eYou Weren't There\u003c\/i\u003e is a snapshot of the art and artists of a pivotal city in a pivotal decade for graffiti art. Focusing on the 1990s--a decade of unpredictability and innovation--this book traces graffiti's evolution and its sensibilities within broader social currents. It includes contemporaneous photographs of the works in situ by Danielle Becker, James McDonald, Olalla Novoa, H. Martinez, Phil Mansfield and Stephen J. Bell, alongside interviews conducted by Martinez with 25 artists such as Case2, Ghost, Nato, Rebel, Setup and Web 113.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugo Martinez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3775761632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783775761635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hatje Cantz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Hugo Martinez","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623534833919,"sku":"9783775761635","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/you-werent-there-hugo-martinez-9783775761635","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}