Subway Art: 25th Anniversary Edition, Documenting NYC Graffiti

Chronicle Books has released “Subway Art: 25th Anniversary Edition” an update to the pioneering NYC graffiti art book by photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant.

Subway Art — During the 1970s and 80s, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the environment and the imagination of a generation by documenting the burgeoning New York City graffiti movement. Now 25 years and more than a half a million copies later, their bestselling book Subway Art is available in a large-scale, deluxe format heightening the visual impact of their classic images.

Subway Art: 25th Anniversary Edition

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.