In 1984 the groundbreaking Subway Art brought graffiti to the world, presenting stunning photographic documentation of the burgeoning movement in New York. Thirty years later, this has been updated with over seventy photographs not included in the original edition and new insights on a rich period for urban art and its legacy. In new introductions, authors Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant recall how they gained entry into the New York City graffiti community in the 1970s and 1980s. New afterwords continue the story, tracing the decline of the subway and graffiti scene in the late 1980s to its unexpected rebirth as a global art movement. The authors reveal how the lives of the original subway artists have unfolded and mourn the loss of several to the darker forces of the street. *** This edition is the same as the 25th Edition but in smaller sizes, so it is a different edition from the original or the previous ones until the 25th Edition was published, the difference from the original version is that the last one contains more photos more graffiti, but less text. ***