Publisher's Synopsis
There is a certain contradiction in the attempt to exhibit the history of murals in a museum, given that the mural's history is necessarily an impermanent one. Beginning with works by the 1960s artistic avant-garde, the book ranges from Expressionist wall paintings to contemporary graffiti. Both exhibitions are comprehensively documented in text and images. During the late 1960s murals were regarded as a sign of rebellion against the art market, since the works could not simply be sold. Today, temprorary wall paintings and installations are an integral component of the art world. That artists continue to pursue the process of working with spaces outside the bounds of the classic painting shows the explosive force of this groundbreaking art form.
