and i started to notice when i was curating at moma or artist studios there would be these back turn that artists didn't want to show me.

and i started to notice when i was curating at moma or artist studios there would be these back turn paintings that artists didn't want to show me. but they weren't going to burn those paintings either, right. they were critical for the works and would go on to their acclaim and i started to wonder about whether these paintings, these potentially failed works were not just critical for the creative process but for the indentures and entrepreneurial feats we all celebrate. i wanted to understand that it wasn't about a cliche. >> rose: hillary clinton's hard choices and sarah lewis' case for failure when we continue. >> there's a saying around here: you stand behind what you say. around here, we don't make excuses, we make commitments. and when you can't live up to them, you own up and make it right. some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this country has gone missing in the places where it's needed most. but i know you'll still find it, when you know where to look. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, t

city is the center of the world and features some of the most prominent galleries in the world from moma to the guggenheim but some of the best art can't be seen in any gallery instead it exists solely in the streets and the next guest has made it his mission to document new york street art and just released a book of photographs of works from forty six different street artists untitled outdoor gallery join me now to discuss his book as well as the wall street art and promoting social political activism as photograph or an author you know absolutes and thank you so much for coming on. thanks for having me abbi so you've compiled an amazing book of photographs of the most prolific street art in new york one spire to create the project. actually it's a pretty personal story. i got injured and i couldn't do a lot of the activities that i had to do that i wanted to do and i was playing tennis and training and i was just into sports so what i did was i decided i'm going to do the only thing i can do at the time which is walk and then i just took my camera and started walking everywhere in new