Art: Stickers Deluxe: From Punk Rock to Contemporary Art Book

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Today Rizzoli gives us our first look at what may go down in sticker history, Stickers: Stuck Up Piece of Crap-From Punk Rock to Contemporary Art releases today by author DB Burkeman Monica LoCascio in collaboration with a handful of creative artist to contribute their words. Stickers includes over 4,000 sticker graphics and 30 writers to be exact. Continue reading to get read the about section and get a sneak peek inside...

"Stickers features approximately 4,000 stickers from the exploding, vibrant world of street art, DIY culture, music, and branding. Cheap, democratic, easy to "tag," and not always fast to fade, the sticker has been an ever-present medium—from the New York and London underground punk scene to skate culture and political expression. Celebrating the graphics of this street-art medium, Stickers illustrates the timeline of this pastime, from counterculture to politics. Stickers includes approximately 4,000 sticker graphics organized by categories and themes, with works by such diverse artists as Raymond Pettibon and Jenny Holzer; street artists such as Banksy, Neck Face, and Barry McGee; and amateur artists who "tag" the streets anonymously. With texts from artists and writers, including Swoon, Stanley Donwood, ESPO, Clayton Patterson, Carlo McCormick, and Michael Betancourt, Stickers illustrates not only the visual and social history of sticker art but also the personal relationship that street artists and pedestrians alike have with stickers. Packaged in an oversized clamshell box, the deluxe edition features 23 large, original die-cut stickers, many of which are signed by the artist."

[via Rizzoli]