Going Postal in New York Times
April 13, 2009
Martha Cooper and Going Postal are once again in the news, and this time it is in The New York Times. Today’s April 12 issue contains the story “Chronicler of Furtive Arts,” which examines Cooper’s long-standing career of being on the pulse of street art, documenting graffiti from its earliest days to the myriad ways it has evolved.
About her most recent book, the article says: “Going Postal shows how artists have applied their logos, ‘tags’ and images on postal stickers affixed to mailboxes and parking meters. It is ‘a sign of how graffiti has progressed and endured,’ Ms. Cooper says.”
Cooper goes on to tell the reporter: “I’m a bit jaded now about the big walls. I’m not crazy about having street art in my face. I like to discover things. So when you find a little postal sticker on a mailbox, it’s just more exciting for me. Going Postal is about modern logos on postal stickers.”
When Cooper approached MBP about Going Postal we knew that her enthusiasm for the project was a sure sign of its potential success, and we have not been disappointed.
This pic ran with the article — check out the copy of Going Postal next to Cooper on the couch.
