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Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 hand-signed pentaptych skate decks by The Skateroom, packshot
Martha Cooper with her Cops on Subway 1981 skate edition by The Skateroom, editorial portrait
Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 skate decks by The Skateroom, studio editorial shot 6
Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 skate decks by The Skateroom, studio editorial shot 5
Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 skate decks by The Skateroom, studio editorial shot 3
Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 skate decks by The Skateroom, studio editorial shot 2
Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 skate decks by The Skateroom, studio editorial shot 7
Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 hand-signed pentaptych skate decks by The Skateroom, lifestyle display
Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 hand-signed pentaptych skate decks by The Skateroom, alternate packshot

Cops on Subway, 1981 (Hand-Signed)

Édition limitée de 50

Signed

À propos

Image emblématique du New York du début des années 1980, Cops on Subway, 1981 capture un moment suspendu entre le contrôle et le chaos. À l'intérieur d'une rame de métro couverte de graffitis, deux policiers se tiennent dans un espace façonné par une ville en pleine transformation. Rien n'est mis en scène, et pourtant tout semble composé. C'est une photographie qui se révèle lentement, maintenant une tension sans la résoudre.

Réimaginée en pentaptyque, l'image est dépliée sur cinq planches. Chaque planche isole un fragment de la scène, mettant en évidence des détails qui pourraient autrement rester périphériques. Une fois assemblée, la composition complète réapparaît, offrant une façon plus immersive de découvrir la photographie.

Détails de l'édition

  • Artiste : Martha Cooper

  • Titre : Cops on Subway, 1981

  • Format : Pentaptyque (5 planches de skateboard)

  • Édition de 50 exemplaires

  • Édition signée à la main par l'artiste

  • Matériau : Bois d'érable 7 plis certifié FSC

  • Inclus : Édition numérotée + Certificat d'authenticité

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Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 hand-signed pentaptych skate decks by The Skateroom, packshot
Martha Cooper with her Cops on Subway 1981 skate edition by The Skateroom, editorial portrait
Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 skate decks by The Skateroom, studio editorial shot 6
Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 skate decks by The Skateroom, studio editorial shot 5
Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 skate decks by The Skateroom, studio editorial shot 3
Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 skate decks by The Skateroom, studio editorial shot 2
Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 skate decks by The Skateroom, studio editorial shot 7
Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 hand-signed pentaptych skate decks by The Skateroom, lifestyle display
Martha Cooper Cops on Subway 1981 hand-signed pentaptych skate decks by The Skateroom, alternate packshot
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Martha COOPER

The Artist

Martha COOPER

Martha Cooper (b. 1943) is an American documentary photographer renowned for her pioneering work capturing the emergence of graffiti and hip-hop culture in New York City during the 1970s and 1980s. With a background in anthropology and a keen eye for everyday life, she immersed herself in the city’s underground scenes, documenting subway trains, street artists, and the communities shaping a new visual language. Her seminal book Subway Art (1984), created with Henry Chalfant, became a global touchstone for graffiti culture.

Beyond New York, Cooper has spent decades photographing creative communities around the world, from urban street artists to traditional craftspeople. Her work consistently highlights the power of self-expression in public space, offering an intimate and enduring record of subcultures often overlooked by mainstream narratives. Today, she is widely recognized as one of the most important visual historians of street culture.