Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art is a monumental chronicle of street art’s outlaw lineage — a lush, oversized Taschen volume edited by Carlo McCormick, Marc and Sara Schiller, and Ethel Seno, with an introduction by Banksy. It traces the evolution of unsanctioned public art from its rebellious, anti-authoritarian roots to its influence on contemporary culture worldwide.
The book unfolds like a visual manifesto — documenting acts of resistance, creativity, and urban poetry that transform walls, rooftops, and subways into raw social commentary. It connects ancient cave markings and political murals to graffiti, sticker bombing, installations, and street performance. Each image and essay captures how artists use trespass as a form of expression, challenging who owns public space and what it means to speak without permission.
Featured artists include a vast cross-section of those who’ve redefined the streets as a global gallery:
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Blu, JR, Futura, Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer, Gordon Matta-Clark, Jean Tinguely, Guerrilla Girls, Miss Van, Invader, John Fekner, Ron English, Blek le Rat, FAILE, Barry McGee, Swoon, Os Gêmeos, Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant, Revs, Cost, KAWS, Neck Face, Barry McGee, Stephen Powers (ESPO), ROA, WK Interact, Nick Walker, Poster Boy, Retna, SWOON, Dan Witz, Judith Supine, Andre Saraiva, Richard Hambleton, Vhils, Ben Eine, Kenny Scharf, Phase 2, Dondi, Futura 2000, and countless others whose work turned cities into living art archives.
Through over 300 pages of photographs, essays, and archival ephemera, Trespass celebrates the outsiders, vandals, and visionaries who defied institutions and redefined art’s relationship to everyday life. It’s not just a book — it’s a tribute to the global language of rebellion written on the walls of the world.
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