街头艺术是一种现象和亚文化运动，无论是从最黑暗的城市小巷或是到迷人的国际艺术博览会。西蒙·阿姆斯特朗通过此书讲述街头艺术的起源在1970年代纽约涂鸦现场是如何接受新材料、风格和技术,并追溯这个边际艺术形式如何毕业进入艺术画廊和艺术市场,同时也广泛影响设计、时尚、广告和视觉文化。

Street Art is a phenomenon and subcultural movement that reaches from the darkest urban backstreets to the most glamorous international art fairs. Simon Armstrong examines how it evolved from its origins in the 1970s New York graffiti scene to embrace many new materials, styles and techniques along the way, tracing how this marginal art form graduated into art galleries and the art market, while also heavily influencing design, fashion, advertising and visual culture.