Over 300 color photos and 25 profiles of Beijing's most prolific artists document and explore the growth of Beijing graffiti over the past few decades. The first book to focus exclusively on Beijing, this features the most comprehensive collection of images of Beijing’s graffiti and capitalizes on global interest in China's graffiti subculture. Profiles of significant artists explore the dynamics of creative self-expression in such a perceivedly authoritarian setting, including the surprising amount of freedom they have to make their art undisturbed compared to Western counterparts. A must for graffiti enthusiasts, Sinophiles, and anyone interested in how this colorful subculture is still growing half a century after it emerged. 192 pp | 348 color images