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This book is a collection of works published on the occasion of the exhibition "X-COLOR Graffiti in Japan" held at the Mito Art Museum in 2005. The following is from the organizer's foreword: ``Hip-hop, which was born in New York in the 1970s, was composed of DJs, rap, breakdance, and graffiti, forming a new youth culture.At that time, graffiti was popular on New York subways and buildings. It is the act of painting pictures and writing on walls with colored spray paint, and while it was also used as a means of combating the widening gap between rich and poor, discrimination, and power, it also gave birth to famous artists such as Basquiat and Keith Haring. After that, graffiti culture quickly spread to cities all over the world, and each city has developed its own way to the present day. "X-COLOR Graffiti in Japan" This is the first large-scale exhibition to be held.This exhibition will introduce the works of 38 currently active graffiti artists from all over Japan, as well as introduce the history of graffiti from its birth to the present through photos and videos. You can also see the relationship with street culture such as skateboarding and skateboarding. Comes with obi.