English

• ISBN: 978-3-7165-1845-8
• Pages: 192
• Binding: Hardcover
• Published: 6/2018
• Illustrations: 450 illustrations
• Dimensions: 29,6 x 20 cm

Forms of art and activism in urban spaces

From giant murals emblazoned on towering building façades to delicate stencils subtly decorating power boxes or subway stations: urban art is transforming the urban fabric into an omnipresent open-air gallery.

Despite, or perhaps precisely because of, their transience, these works of art characterize the city – and the city in turn characterizes its artists. They cut portraits out of stone, draw delicate ornaments, create three-dimensional installations, or spray photo-realistic paintings and imaginative figures – sometimes politically motivated and illegal, sometimes as homage to their own creativity and artistic freedom, or sometimes as a commissioned work. "Every Wall Is a Door" tells the story of outstanding famous or obscure street artists, and shows their individual contributions to the global incredible diversity of urban art – from Berlin and New York via Havana and Zurich, up to remote islands such as La Réunion and the Azores.