Capturing a culture (8/13) - Subway Art - ARTE Creative

In the early 1970s, New York City is fast becoming one big graffiti canvas. Henry Chalfant rifles through subway cars looking for the best graffiti works, from simple tags to wildly shaped and vividly colored letterings. At the time, he's the only one who recognizes the artistic value of graffiti, which is being erased as quickly as possible. The history of a new art form is being written and immortalized in his photos.Capturing a Culture with Glen E. Friedman, Danny Lyon, Janette Beckman, Henry Chalfant and Gavin WatsonA documentary series by Marc-Aurèle Vecchione. http://www.arte.tv/en/videos/059265-008-A/capturing-a-culture-8-13A Resistance Films production - Sara BruckerFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artetv/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ARTEen