PLEASE NOTE: With Respect. THIS PRICE WILL LAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AFTER THAT IT’S ONLY GOING TO GO UP. Book:’I Love Graffiti’?? by Andre 2002 Limited Edition Mint. This book may be old, but apart from a few storage scuffs it is in mint condition. No creases or tears. 94 glossy inside pages remain colourful and bright. I can’t find much on the internet, and I can’t remember how I came to own it. It looks like a promotional item, which makes sense as I was involved in advertising for 26 years. I also have no idea how many copies were produced. Because off the lack of information on the internet and the age off the book, I would say it’s pretty rare. 8,6 x 6,4 inches (22 x 16,5 cm). Certificate of authenticity made by the artist. Provenance of this artwork. On the street André is known by his graffiti-artist alter ego, the tag Mr. A and for his concept Love Graffiti. A is a funny round face with a huge smile and a wink that follows you everywhere, and now is all over the world – and often in pink! – a color that is pretty much taboo in the graffiti world, except when it’s André’s monochromatic style. The Love graffiti are tags of people’s names commissioned by their loved ones that he does in pop colors near where they live, so that they can’t miss it. Unlike the past 20 years of street graffiti, where a street artist imposes an anonymous tag for an anonymous crowd – some merely staining a depressing urban landscape, a few becoming famous gallery artists, such as Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, KAWS, Neckface, and of course Samo – André has hesitated to go from the street into the galleries. Rather he’s given a new sense to his graffiti art, first, by by-passing the walls of the gallery and introducing his imagery into clubs or night spots, which he participates in opening and promoting all over the world. In doing so he has proactively changed the nightlife of cities such as Paris, New York and Tokyo. He also reinterprets the meaning of graffiti art, from underground opposition to a more friendly and utopian alternative to the day time. André is one of those rare people who is able to make things happen naturally. His genuine generosity extends into the romantic utopian nightspots he creates, and where people meet. His second move, after having gone from the wall of the street to the walls of clubs, is choosing drawings over classic canvas work. In quiet moments, he prefers drawings on scraps of paper or in notebooks, which he’s constantly filling, but rarely shares with others. This is a more personal and intimate activity, far from the commercialism of art. In André’s world, drawings have a special currency, like billets-doux to share love. Text by Olivier Zahm. Please request (within reason) more photos if required. Please do not make offers by messaging me. These will be ignored.
