Since its genesis on the east coast of the United States in the late 1960s, street art has travelled to nearly every corner of the globe, shifting and morphing into a highly complex and ornate art form. Displaying their art within what is effectively the largest, most open gallery in the world, urban artists unveil their beliefs and imaginations to a public unable to avoid their work. From Steve Powers in Philadelphia to Banksy in Bristol, and from Blek le Rat and JR in Paris to Os Gemeos in Brazil and Drewfunk in Australia, The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti is the first geographical history of urban art. Featuring specially commissioned city maps created by major graffiti and street artists, this unique atlas offers readers an insider's view of the urban landscapes as they are experienced by the artists themselves and traces the many and varied ways in which this vibrant art form has developed in the different regions of the world.