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Summary: Marcel Duchamp, John Heartsfield and Blade, too!
Review: Any book that mentions John Heartsfield, Marcel Duchamp and the graffiti kings of New York, Philadelphia and beyond should, with no doubt, be categorized as a six-cylinder firecracker.
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Summary: philly outsider comes to nyc and 'gets over'
Review: espo after being run out of philly has come to nyc and created a new worthless book on graffiti with just a few stories from writers who were able to put up with this annoying person for more than five minutes, you would think that the end of the millenium would have more graffiti, but his book is just a sad excuse of a graffiti book
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Summary: THE ART OF GETTING OVER
Review: ESPO IS AN AUTHORITY FIGURE IN THE ART OF GRAFFITI. HE IS OLMOST TO MUCH FOR WORD'S. HIS BOOK HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER READ. ME BEING A GRAFFER MYSELF, I KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO DO THE THE THING'S HE DESCRIBES IN THIS BOOK. THERE SHOULD BE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR THIS MAN AND HIS TALENTS. I WOULD RATE THIS 100 STAR'S IF I COULD. ESPO IS DEFINITLY A KING IN THE ART.
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Summary: This book is awesome
Review: ESPO is my favorite graffiti artist in the city and I am thrilled that he finally wrote this book. The photos are cool and the stories are thrilling - yo, ESPO, come to Brooklyn and autograph my book, baby.
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Summary: THE ART OF GETTING OVER
Review: ESPO'S THE ONE GETTING OVER ON THIS ONE. THAT'S WHY WE RAN HIS WEAK STUFF OUT OF PHILLY CUZ HE'S WACK. LEDGENDARY ARTISTIC WARRIORS ARE THE ONES PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO LEARN ABOUT. THE RICH PAST AND SCHOOL YARD HERO'S. NOT ART SCHOOL ZERO'S. PLEASE CAN ANYONE ELSE DO A BETTER JOB BECAUSE TOO MANY HAVE SHED BLOOD AND DONE TIME FOR THE BELOVED GRAFF GAME.
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Summary: If you know Philly graffiti, This book is a must have.
Review: Every classic Philly writer is in this book. Plus writers from all over. Including writers from the city which Graffiti originated from (NYC).
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Summary: i keep picking it up.
Review: filled with full color imagery from early graffiti days of the late 60's to works from last year. Oldschool and newjacks will all see something they can feel connected to. The example driven chapters give a feeling there is always room for more rather than a definitive wrap up of this hugely growing subculture.The book is unique in that its not an introduction it's more of an advanced course.the art of getting over is more than pictures and stories that it contains, it is the appreciation that recognizes there are many stories untold and to unfold in this graffiti game.big up to espo and the urge to see your name on the blvd.
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Summary: purely for enjoyment crew
Review: for the uninitiated, this book is a tiny slice of the worldwide goings on you might one day be priveliged enough to sneek a peek into. this book, along with subway art etc. is the best peek in you are going to get. van-handlin property of the government, and lovin it...
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Summary: A great toilet companion.
Review: Great, colorful pictures, memorable stories, and an superb summary on the history of graffiti. Worth buying for anyone interested in urban art or grahpic design.
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Summary: finally a graffiti book by someone from the inside.
Review: I for one would just like to say that I am thrilled to see Steve's book doing as well as it has. I grew up in New York, writing graffiti and I am happy to see the story of contemorary graff told from the inside by someone who knows. "The Art od Getting Over" is the best graff book of the last decade, if you don't know, now you know, buy it. Oh, and if you live in New York and want to see the billboard for the book, look above the Whitney Museum billboard on Layffayte and Great Jones. That's what I'm talkin about.
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