Preface . . 7 

Chapter 1 From Graffiti to Post-Graffiti . . 10 
Signature Graffiti Writing . . 12
The Tag . . 14
Throwies . . 16 
Pieces . . 18
Tools of the Trade . . 19
Kings, Toys and Crews . . 26
Urban Painting . . 28
Stencils . . 33
Logos . . 37
Characters . . 38 

Chapter 2 Graffiti's Genealogy . . 43 
Writing Style . . 44
Graffiti in Motion . . 48
A Necessary Crime . . 54
'Hip-Hop Graffiti' . . 56
Forays into Galleries . . 58
Basquiat and Haring . . 62 

Chapter 3 Street Art and the City . . 65 
Street Art as Public Art . . 65
Contesting 'Public' Space . . 73
Defining a Community . . 79
The City as Context . . 84
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow . . 91
Performing Street Art . . 96
Identity Politics . . 102

Chapter 4 Post-Graffiti, Site and Space . . 112 
The Liminal . . 114
But What Does It Do? . . 122
Same Work, Multiple Sites . . 132
Location, Location, Location . . 139
The Material Support and the Work Itself . . 147 

Chapter 5 Urban Visual Culture . . 157 
Visual Culture and Art History . . 159
Street Art off the Streets . . 169
In the Gallery . . 174
On the Internet . . 178
Reclaiming the streets: Remixing, Culture Jamming and Subvertising . . 185
Urban Painting Today . . 190 

Artists'Websites . . 197 
Select Bibliography . . 198 
List of Illustrations . . 204 
Index . . 206