In 1984, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the imagination of a generation with "Subway Art", a groundbreaking book documenting the work of graffiti writers who illegally painted subway cars in New York City. 25 years on, the graffiti subculture it chronicled has blossomed into[...]

Martha Cooper has the reputation of beeing the first and foremost photographer of emering Hip Hop culture in New York City. Her book, HIP HOP FILES - Photographs 1979-1984, makes a significant part of her extensive and unique archive accessible for the first time. The book documents the beginning of[...]

Graffitin har nått jordens mest avlägsna hörn och blivit historiens största konströrelse. Det viktigaste är att skapa en egen och originell tag, och varje graffitiskrivare börjar med det.

Fotografierna i Tag Town berättar om graffitins ursprung i New York från det tidiga sextiot[...]

Postcards from New York City. Documentary photographer Martha Cooper is one of the most important surveyors of street life and urban culture today, and her name is almost synonymous with New York City. Now she offers 16 postcards of her very own New York. Armed with her trusty Nikon, she has documen[...]