| “Todd James’s influence on street
art has been massive.”
—Lodown magazine
Filled with over 150 brash drawings, paintings, and signage, Todd
James is a dense catalog of recent work from the internationally
known artist and designer. James’ commercial work over the
last fifteen years has helped shape the aesthetic of contemporary
youth culture, and his logos for clients like The
Source, Eminem, Mobb Deep, The Beastie Boys and Redman remain
some of rap music’s most enduring icons. As the current production
designer for Comedy Central’s hit show Crank
Yankers, his work—and his puppets—have garnered
both critical acclaim and rabid fans. James also curates an art
feature for culture mag Mass Appeal,
and his illustrations have been featured in dozens of periodicals
from The Nation to VIBE.
On the fine art side, James work has been shown at the Venice Biennale,
the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, the Tate Museum
in Liverpool, the Parco gallery in Japan, and at Dietch Projects
in NYC, among other venues. His self-published coloring book Attitude
Dancer and the catalog for the Deitch show, Street
Market, remain highly sought-after cult favorites. Todd
James highlights some of his best-know works from the last
two years, as well as many exclusive works taken directly from private
collections and sketchbooks. Originally published with a generous
grant from with The Henry Moore Foundation, it is an intense, hilarious,
and wholly compelling window into the art of one of downtown New
York’s most celebrated street artists.
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