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GREAT BARS OF NEW YORK CITY: 30 of Manhattan's Favorite Storied Drinking Establishments For nearly three centuries, people have been gathering in New York’s bars, taverns, and pubs. This book showcases thirty of the city’s best-loved drinking establishments, from the White Horse Tavern, frequented by writers such as Dylan Thomas and James Baldwin, to the Stonewall Inn, renowned for its role in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, to quintessential neighborhood dive Rudy’s Bar & Grill, where cheap beer and free hot dogs are served with a side of gritty vintage charm. Husband-and-wife duo James and Karla Murray’s eye-catching photographs are paired with culture writer Dan Q. Dao's recounting of fascinating stories and legends about each bar. Discover new places to quench your thirst while soaking up the atmosphere. Published by Prestel: September 2024 240 Pages Hardcover 8.25 x 10.50 inches $40
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STORE FRONT NYC: Photographs of the City's Independent Shops, Past and Present This collection of hugely popular and critically acclaimed photos celebrates New York City’s unique history and culture—from long-disappeared icons to still-thriving favorite haunts. Published by Prestel: September 19th, 2023 240 Pages Hardcover 12.13 x 10.38 inches $39.99
Together, they serve as a reminder that New York City, devastatingly vast as it can feel, is the sum of so many little parts—lives, stories, efforts to get by woven together. These photos document a great collective loss for New York and our shared culture. They also represent a stirring reminder of the importance of photographing, documenting, and celebrating small shops. [The book] captures not just the outward aspect but the communal spirit of these places. We promise, you will not be disappointed. These head-on color photographs are important reminders of the city’s luminosity |
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NEW YORK NIGHTS Having captured and preserved the beauty and charm of New York City’s traditional shops and lamented their dwindling numbers in the bestselling Store Front – The Disappearing Face of New York, James and Karla Murray have returned to the city’s streets once more to expose the city bathed in light. New York Nights is the result, a book that thrills us because the city is switched on. The photographs continue in their powerful style — with structures rendered magnificently by a photographer duo possessing absolute mastery of a self-created genre. The Murrays have taken vivid photographs of an outstanding selection of bars & pubs, restaurants and cafes, music venues, and shops, all with historical significance and enduring after-dark aesthetics. Turning the pages of New York Nights, one can start with drinks at the KGB Bar or a walk through the East Village — window shop at Trash and Vaudeville, and move on to an engagement at Radio City Music Hall or the Village Vanguard, followed maybe by an early morning bite at the Yaffa Cafe. Stories of a bygone New York are brought to life by words from the proprietors and employees who experienced them. James and Karla Murray’s photographs are so captivating and the interviews they conducted are so engaging that the cultural history of New York City will forever be in their debt. 276 Pages Hardcover 13 1/4" x 12" $69.95 The critics on NEW YORK NIGHTS: Winner New York Society Library 2012 New York City Book Award NEW YORK NIGHTS is a neon-soaked celebration of the nocturnal institutions that keep the city that never sleeps awake, satiated and comfortably numb. Mark Lamster The New York Times The Murray's, who gave us the enchanting Store Front, a daylight look at dozens of mom & pop storesacross the five boroughs, have returned with New York Nights. But please don't think of this as the noir version of their first book. It's more like the Through the Looking Glass companion to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Gotham at night for the Murrays is pure enchantment. Malcolm Jones Newsweek __________________________________________________ |
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BROKEN WINDOWS - GRAFFITI NYC REVISED/ EXPANDED 2010 Now in HARDCOVER edition with 70 more pages and previously unpublished images. Full of vibrant, energetic and explosive full-color images, this wide format -page book gives voice to an art movement that is largely undocumented and often misunderstood. It features extensive graffiti artist interviews, covering topics such as tags, styles, motivation, crews, authorities, and the future of graffiti art. Five oversized fold-out gatefolds present some of the largest productions painted in NYC since 1996. 254 pages 5 gatefolds Hardcover $39.95 The critics on BROKEN WINDOWS: Broken Windows documents the Giuliani-era explosion of "productions"?the usually legal, multi-writer pieces that began appearing on store gates, buildings, walls, and train tunnels?and "bombs," the illegal, controversial signatures that seemed to swarm the city. Like Chalfant and Cooper's Subway Art, Broken Windows becomes a salute to the graf-writers' visual genius. Jeff Chang The Village Voice A must-have book gets a major upgrade! Royce Bannon The Source __________________________________________________ |
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MIAMI GRAFFITI The first book documenting Miami’s graffiti scene. The graffiti art featured in MIAMI GRAFFITI is full of vibrant, tropical colors and a multitude of styles reflecting the surrounding environment. Alongside works of hundreds of artists are interviews, which take the reader on a lush visual journey through this unique and flourishing art form. 176 pages with 220 illustrations $25 The critics on MIAMI GRAFFITI: Through vivid photographs and the unedited words of the graffiti artists themselves, the book reveals a remarkably vibrant world that's been hidden too long. Anne Tschida Miami Art Guide The Murrays earned the trust of the Miami artists by showing up in the most seedy parts of town, equipment in hand, ready to listen and document without judgement. Fabioli Santiago The Miami Herald ________________________________________________ |
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BURNING NEW YORK: GRAFFITI NYC A sequel to the best-selling Broken Windows, Burning New York is sure to please an eager audience clamoring for more. New York is the undisputed graffiti capital of the world, the epicenter of a vibrant international scene that attracts artists from all over the globe. Some make the pilgrimage to study old school forms, others to make their own individual contribution to the evolution of the craft. All leave their mark. Burning New York features the latest and most exciting graffiti art being created today. In the same vein as Broken Windows it is a collection of interviews, intimate portraits of the artists working in the streets and hundreds of stunning large scale paintings. Burning New York features contemporary works by genre defying graffiti writers, an interesting combination of those who are just beginning to achieve prominence and others who have been honing their skills for decades. 208 Pages Hardcover The citics on BURNING NEW YORK: GRAFFITI NYC Photojournalists James & Karla Murray document the walls of NYC before they disppear. Soon all that will be left will be what the duo had been able to capture and photograph. Billy Jam New York Press _______________________________________________________ |
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MOM & POPISM New York City store fronts have never looked better. Photographers James and Karla Murray reinterpret the shops from their bestselling book Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York with the help of top street and graffiti artists. These time-worn institutions were reproduced at close to life-size scale and then painted over by artists such as Crome, Lady Pink, and Shiro during an art installation presented by Gawker Artists on the Gawker Media roof, with the NYC skyline as its backdrop. The book documents the completed artwork, but also includes interviews with the artists and a fascinating look at the works in progress. In addition, the Murrays share the story behind the massive project and explain their concept. Mom & Popism is the perfect souvenir of NYC. 20 Pages Board Book The critics on MOM & POPISM: Love the aesthetic of street art but have mixed feelings about the taboo defamation of property? Check out Gawker Artists’ new exhibition MOM & POPism, a fun and perhaps provocative reinterpretation of James and Karla Murray’s latest book, Store Front: the Disappearing Face of New York Jake Stavis Paper Magazine ...the exhibition consists of a series of close to life-size photographic canvases shot by the Murray’s of a variety of ethnic, time-worn store fronts from New York’s various neighbourboods. The expansive canvases have then been left to a variety of graffiti artists including Blanco, Cake, Lady Pink and Zoltron, to deface at their leisure. The result is an energetic synthesis of painting, photography, collage and graffiti. Combining the high-shine cartoon aesthetic of the street art with the grubby true-to-life look of the storefronts. The show is an understated critique of New York City’s ever-altering façade and the places, people and artists that have shaped its creative culture - a culture which James and Karla Murray believe to be slowly slipping away at the hands of neglect and homogeny. WALLPAPER _______________________________________________________ |