CGGB Decades Of Graffiti - Mark Batty Publisher

CBGB helped define New York City's "punk" scene by introducing such bands as Talking Heads and the Ramones. Since the club opened in 1973, very little has changed about the physical space, with one exception: the graffiti. The club has never stopped its patrons from adding to the mosaics of ink and pencil that literally cover every square inch of the club's walls. As grimy and layered with ink as they are, the walls contain the history of the club, from the musicians to the fans. CBGB: Decades of Graffiti documents this phenomenon. The verve of the lettering and the passionate, drunken silliness of the words and messages echo the power and innovation of the countless hours of music that have screamed off the stage. Here is the record of these graphic treatments of the punk aesthetic... soon to no longer exist. Introduction by Richard Hell. Slim, color.