In 1973, author Norman Mailer teamed with photographer Jon Naar to produce The Faith of Graffiti, a fearless exploration of the birth of the street art movement in New York City. The book coupled Mailer's essay on the origins and importance of graffiti in modern urban culture
with Naar's radiant, arresting photographs of the young graffiti writers' work. The result was a powerful, impressionistic account of artistic ferment on the streets of a troubled and changing city—and an iconic documentary record of a critical body of work now largely lost to history. This new edition of The Faith of Graffiti, the first in more than three decades, brings this vibrant work—the seminal document on the origins of street art—to contemporary readers. Photographer Jon Naar has enhanced the original with thirty-two pages of additional photographs that are new to this edition, along with an afterword in which he reflects on the project and the meaning it has taken on in the intervening decades. It stands now, as it did then, as a rich survey of a group of outsider artists and the body of work they created—and a provocative defense of a generation that questioned the bounds of authority over aesthetics. THE FAITH OF GRAFFITI is the classic, definitive documentation of the birth of graffiti as an art form. On the 35th anniversary of the book's initial publication, Norman Mailer's 1974 ground-breaking introduction remains the foundational defense of graffiti as a valid medium of aesthetic expression—a document that challenged and changed the cultural dialogue about the role and place of art in our society. Jon Naar, whose legendary photographs inspired Mailer to become the "A.1" (Aesthetic Investigator) of the graffiti phenomenon that exploded in New York in the early 1970s, is available to discuss the ever hot-button controversy of the meaning of graffiti as art, vandalism?• The recent banning in NYC of roll-down steel gates, which may put an end to graffiti as we know it. Does the good for NYC outweigh the bad for art?;
• Giuliani's campaign against graffiti in the 1990s, and what he feels about NYC's relatively graffiti-free streets today;
• Working with the legendary Norman Mailer, the literary lion who died in 2007;
• Whether or not the established art world has sufficiently embraced graffiti as an art form;
• How graffiti culture has changed over the years;
• What is the worldwide significance of graffiti as a "viral" force in today's digital generation?
• What are the graffiti writers he knew in the 70s doing today? And how different are they from today's generation of writers
Guest #1: #4 Flight Time Lang
Flight Time Lang - Harlem Globetrotters Position: G
Date of Birth: 08/01/1976
Height: 6' 3" Weight: 195 lbs
College: Centenary College (La.) '98
Hometown: Brinkley, Arkansas
Harlem Globetrotters ball handling wizard Flight Time Lang is a self-proclaimed reality TV junkie. This fall, he got his chance to be the one people are watching from their living rooms,
as he and teammate Big Easy Lofton had an exciting ride on their way to a top-four finish in season 15 of the Emmy Award-winning series "The Amazing Race." The two faced one of the fastest courses ever assembled on the Race - spanning eight countries in just 21 days. The oldest of nine kids, Flight Time played many sports growing up, like football. In his first game in seventh grade, he broke off a 65-yard run to the end zone... or so he thought. "I put the ball down and started celebrating. The only problem was, I wasn't in the end zone yet," he chuckles. Success would come easier on the hardwood, as Flight Time earned all-state, all-region and all-conference honors in high school, and then starred at Centenary College, where he was a first-team all-conference selection and a conference scoring champ. A standout student, Flight Time was named the 1998 Male Student Athlete of the Year at Cetenary, made the Dean's List twice and graduated with a degree in health/physical education. Flight Time is one of the Globetrotters' most talented dribblers. "I like to look at old videos of Globetrotters like Marques Haynes and Curly Neal. I've had the good fortune of playing Curley Boo Johnson over the years, and he taught me a lot. He's the best dribbler I have ever witnessed first-hand." Of course, he's nicknamed Flight Time for a reason. He was only 5-10 when he dunked for the first time in a game (as a high school junior), and he says it was like a dream. "People were kind of in awe and hanging over the railings in the stands. A guy on the other team got a dunk the very next play, but the crowd didn't pay attention to that." He got to display his dunking abilities before a live ESPN audience in 1998, as he captured the NABC Slam Dunk Contest at the Final Four in San Antonio. Flight Time enjoys the opportunity to visit all parts of the world with the Globetrotters. "You get to see that things aren't always what they seem to be. I am glad that I had an opportunity to see that up close and personal, instead of only being able to see many of the bad things that are shown on TV. I do think we live in the greatest country on the planet, but I have realized that people are happy all over the world." Making people happy is what Flight Time and the Harlem Globetrotters are all about.Guest #2: Larry Manetti - "Aloha Magnum"
Larry Manetti started acting in his hometown of Chicago. After studying acting with the Ted
List Theater Players, Larry drove to Los Angeles in 1972. Larry landed an agent and was sent to Universal Studios to audition for an opening as a contract player. Luck was on his side. Jack Webb was casting a new series for NBC called The Chase. Larry played a young detective. After attending acting school at Sal Dano's at night and doing bit parts by day, he scored. Baa Baa Black Sheep was being produced and cast at Universal, and the now famous writer Stephen J. Cannell was the executive producer and the role was a natural for Larry. He was cast as a cocky, hot shot pilot named Bobby Boyle. The show was a big hit for NBC but was cancelled within two years. Because the network was so impressed with Larry's on-screen presence, they cast him in a new series called The Duke. Bad luck! The Duke was cancelled in one year. Larry was back to playing whatever Universal told him to. Hoping to catch lighting in a jar, along came Magnum, P.I. and the role of Rick. This was his elevator...the show became a mega-hit for 8 years. Since Magnum, P.I., Larry has done co-starring roles in 25 feature films and guest starred on many hot TV shows. Larry is the author of a book titled Aloha Magnum. Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now.
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