WHAT YOU GET
- A first of its kind, this large-format, limited-edition (/250), hardcover, full-color book documenting New Orleans street art!
- Never-before-told stories featuring local art history over 142 gorgeous pages with photographs of the artists and their works
- First time interviews, comprehensive biographies, and art by 70 artists
WHO WROTE IT
My name is Kady Perry, and for the past ten years, I have
devoted my life to organizing, promoting, advocating for (and once
creating) murals, public art/street art, and graffiti on my free
time. I moved to New Orleans in 2015 after teaching an undergraduate
class on the subject matter through the State University of New
York. My first few years in NOLA I learned the art of buying/selling
art from a seasoned veteran Gallerist on Royal Street. While working
at the gallery I enrolled in grad school, recently earning an M.A.
in Arts Administration from the University of New Orleans. While in
school and working with a supportive team at the gallery, I started
this unique art project to create this book!
Living in New Orleans, I built close friendships with artists. In curating shows, promoting and selling art, and helping artists get paid gigs—I found myself wanting to share their work. It was clunky to pull out my phone and navigate IG and some did not have websites. This shortfall paired with a powerful moment standing in the Martha Cooper Library at Urban Nation in Berlin; I realized it was time to write my first book on muralists & graffitists.
142 full-colored, gorgeous pages
70 artists
100+ sites
375 hrs of editing
970 hrs of interviews, writing, and research
47 hrs bk/forth w artists to get feedback
4 proof-readers
33 photographers have photos in
250 limited edition copies
127 hours of graphic design
countless stories (published) & secrets (unpublished of course)
The book looks at how this ephemeral art form has adorned the streets of New Orleans—coming and going—and shares the context of the murals, tags, wheatpastes, slap-ups, and masterpieces in the Marigny/Bywater!
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One copy of New Orleans: Murals, Street Art & Graffiti Volume (if picked up in New Orleans, location TBD) Includes one free New Orleans street art tour
One copy of New Orleans: Murals, Street Art & Graffiti Volume
One copy of the book New Orleans: Murals, Street Art & Graffiti Volume 1 & a small, unsigned art print featuring stencil art x Jeremy Novy
A copy of the book New Orleans: Murals, Street Art & Graffiti Volume 1 & a large, artist-signed art print x Rebeca Skela, Henry Lipkis or Jay McKay
New Orleans: Murals, Street Art & Graffiti Volume 1 & the small, unsigned art print x Jeremy Novy with all three large art prints signed each by Henry Lipkis, Jay McKay, and Rebeka Skela + a very special sticker pack with slap ups from featured artists in the book
