The Wall Writers companion hardbound book explores graffiti’s eruption into mainstream society in the period of social turmoil in the late 1960s and early ‘70s, and takes a closer look not only at early graffiti’s place on the wall but its place in the culture of the time. More comprehensive than any other book on the subject, Wall Writers explores not only early graffiti writing itself but the writers creating it, and the culture that drove them to write — be it a need to rebel against the government, to pass a message, or simply be recognized by society. Hundreds of images of everything from spray paint advertisements to commercial greeting cards to images of buildings completely covered in spray painted monikers are included, and reveal the context of the beginnings of a movement that would eventually grow to “transform city life, public transit, public art, and ultimately visual art the world over.” Includes interviews and profiles of some of the most prolific writers of the time, including TAKI 183, CORNBREAD, and dozens more.

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Size: 30,7 x 25,9 x 3,5 cm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 360
Language: English
Year: 2016
Publisher: Dokument Press
Author: Roger Gastman, Trina Calderon, Caleb Neelon, Chris Pape
ISBN/EAN: 978-1-58423-601-6

Die Stadt Hamburg ist untrennbar mit dem Phänomen OZ verbunden. Jahrzehntelang haben seine Werke das Stadtbild geprägt. Der Mann hinter dem Pseudonym ist nun seit fast vier vier Jahren tot. Doch was ist heute noch von seinem Lebenswerk erhalten?

Die Fotos von Emmett E. entstanden im Zeitraum von 29. bis 31. März 2018

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Size: 21 x 29,7 cm (DIN A4 Hochformat)
Cover: Softcover mit Prägung
Pages: 320
Language: German, English
Year: 2018
Publisher: Hitzerot
Author: Emmett E.
ISBN/EAN: –

Graffiti on Parisian Trucks – Photographed by Good Guy Boris

#TruckGraffich is a photobook, documenting the most present and vibrant transit graffich in the capital of France. While at the time (2016-2017) when the repression of vandal squad and the effectiveness of the buff on train and metro lines let almost no graffiti to be seen in traffic, on the surface of the city, few hundred of trucks were circulating full covered in graffiti. I managed to capture (almost) all of them and to put them in this book, filled with pieces, trow-ups and tags from various french & foreign writers.

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Size: 21 x 14,8 cm (DIN A5 Landscape)
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 230
Language: –
Year: 2019
Publisher: The Grifters
Author: Good Guy Boris
ISBN/EAN: –

Der Name ist Programm: „Fra Skitse Til Piece“, also „Von der Skizze zum Piece“, ist ein 184-seitiges Buch mit mehr als 100 verschiedenen Pieces und der dazugehörigen Originalskizze. Das Buch enthält eine Mischung aus Wänden und Zügen, die von einigen der bekanntesten dänischen Writern gemalt wurden. Zum Beispiel von Sabe, Week, Homo, Mere, Opel, DUA Boys, Dmote, HM Crew, Lex, Trab, THE Crew, Thek, Boner und vielen anderen.

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Size: 22 x 28,5 cm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 184
Language: Danish
Year: 2019
Publisher: Brask Publications
Author: –
ISBN/EAN: 9788799737482

Graffiti on doors. Graffiti has moved from the trains to the streets. Doors are the new canvases. Gates Of Graffiti show doors from New York, Berlin, Copenhagen and Stockholm.

Text: SMITH – New York, CLINT 176 – Berlin, PUNK – Gothenburg, Don Juan – Copenhagen

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Size: 17,8 x 1,3 x 24,1 cm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 125
Language: English, Swedish
Year: 2007
Publisher: Dokument Press
Author: Björn ALmqvist, Tobias Barenthin Landblad, Malcolm Jacobson, Torkel Sjostrand
ISBN/EAN: 9789197398190

Über 20 Jahre auf den Fersen von Banksy

Der international gefeierte und bewunderte Streetart-Künstler Banksy ist in aller Munde: sei es durch das sich selbst schredderne Bild oder die jüngst gestohlene Tür des Bataclan. Niemand weiß, wer Banksy ist und doch kennt jeder den Namen. Dieser Band zeigt Banksys Kunst, ihre Entstehung und wie Banksy sie versteht. Ein langjähriger Wegbegleiter hat dazu zahlreiche Fotos, Texte und Hintergrundinformationen zur Verfügung gestellt, mit denen ein einzigartiges Panorama der Kunst Banksys seit der ersten Stunde entstehen konnte. Nie zuvor war der Blick auf Banksy intimer und wir ihm näher!

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Size: 22 x 26 cm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Language: German
Year: 2020
Publisher: Prestel
Author: Gianni Mercurio
ISBN/EAN: 978-3-7913-8605-8

Despite laws, ‚pixacoes‘ have invaded Sao Paulo. A true calligraphic shock, that has caused a deep aesthetic transformation of the city. Through more than 125 photos taken at the core of the Brazilian megalopolis as well as a detailed analysis of the phenomenon, ‚Sao Paulo Signature‘ deciphers for the very first time an unparalleled graphic universe, strictly reserved to initiates before today.

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Size: 27 x 20 x 2,5 cm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 279
Language: English
Year: 2007
Publisher: XG Press
Author: Francois Chastanet
ISBN/EAN: 978-2952809719

Graffiti writing was born in the streets of Philadelphia in the late 1960s. But it was in New York in the early 1970s that it became a full-fledged urban art, gradually taking over the landscape of the city, from its walls to its subway cars. In these years when this art form was emerging, graffiti pioneers laid its foundations through the constant game they played with the twenty-six letters of the alphabet, which they distorted and highlighted in the tags that they painted on walls. In the first section of this book, Woshe recounts the incredible story of the birth of this culture. He then offers us a detailed examination of the twenty-six letters of the alphabet, their structure and the ways in which graffiti writers have made them evolve. This study is enriched with a wealth of illustrations and examples of the customizations that artists add to their letters. At the end of the volume, ten of the international scene’s most talented graffiti creators answer Woshe’s questions about matters that include their practice, their relationship with letters and their cultural references. This is a writing manual, an inspiring collection of ideas and a beautiful book on the world of graffiti, but above all it is a declaration of love for this culture that mixes urban performance and mastery of letters.

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Size: 22,3 x 2,6 x 27,1 cm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Language: English
Year: 2019
Publisher: PROMOPRESS
Author: Woshe
ISBN/EAN: 978-84-17412-02-9

German edition of Writing the memory of the city.
Berlin is still the city of writing of modern times. This book assembles 15 Berlin artists from a circle that originated in writing. They are linked by a long, partly shared experience in Berlin‘s public space. The reader is given an insight into the ideas and thoughts of a heretofore hermetic movement, whose effects are mainly revealed on the surface.
Alongside an assortment of essays, they lead us on a journey away from the common city image, and into a remarkable landscape of outlooks and strata, spaces and dreams, visible and invisible cities.

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Size: 20 x 24,5 cm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 232
Language: German
Year: 2009
Publisher: Dokument Press
Author: Markus Mai, Thomas Wiczak
ISBN/EAN: 9789185639045

The inside story of the crew that has kept graffiti alive in New York City for the past 20 years!

After being out of print for years – ROCKIN’ IT SUCKERS is back in a limited 10th Anniversary Edition!

A classic graffiti book is once agin available – with additional text and original cover.

Some call it art others vandalism. For the members of the infamous RIS crew the label doesn’t matter. ROCKIN’ IT SUCKERS is the story of New York City’s infamous RIS crew in their heyday.

New York in the late 80s: A city tormented by crack and violent crime. At the same time the golden age of hip hop was in full bloom, and despite the violence some found room for creativity.
At this time a group of kids got together to taste the last of the city’s painted subway trains, just in time to experience a new era in New York’s graffiti history — The authorities decided to clean up the city and a zero-tolerance policy towards graffiti was instituted. While many of the city’s graffiti writers quit, the RIS crew was determined to keep the trains colorful and decided to wage their own war with the city. As a result, they took over New York with style, and along the way influenced graffiti writers long way outside the five boroughs.
The crack down from the authorities didn’t only trigger the RIS crew to write more, it also made them come up with faster techniques and develop their styles, all done with the crews’ characteristic arrogance and humorous touch. Soon they became one of the world’s most important and influential graffiti crews.

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Size: 19 x 25 x 2 cm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Language: English
Year: 2020
Publisher: Dokument Press
Author: Alain KET Maridueña, Cousin Frank, Museum of Graffiti
ISBN/EAN: 9789188369406

Our MAGIC CITY is a place and a non-place. It is not the physical city of brick and mortar but rather the urban space of internalized meanings. It is the city as subject and canvas, neither theme park nor stage set, but an exhibition showcasing more than 40 of the most original and celebrated artists working on and in the city today. This is a celebration of the universal character of cities as well as a love letter to their infinite diversity. Cities have been designed to facilitate work, but artists have transformed them into playgrounds for the imagination and ideas. This is the invitation called outside our window by friends and strangers with restless spirits: come out and play. MAGIC CITY -The Art in the Streets features the work of: AIKO, AKRylonumerik, Andy K, Asbestos, Benuz, Jens Besser, Biancoshock, Mark Bode, Bordalo II, Ori Carino & Benjamin Armas, Henry Chalfant, Martha Cooper, Isaac Cordal, Daze, Brad Downey, Tristan Eaton, Ron English, Shepard Fairey, FINO'91, Ganzeer, Anders Gjennestad, Ben Heine, HERAKUT, Icy & Sot, Leon Keer, Loomit, MadC, OAKOAK, Odeith, OLEK, Qi Xinghua, Replete, ROA, Jaime Rojo, Skewville, SpY, Truly, Juandres Vera, WENU, Dan Witz, Yok & Sheryo and Ernest Zacharevic.

Stockholm Edition
MAGIC CITY is always changing; the entire city has become an artists´studio, an urban museum of the imagination. More than 60 of the world´s best street artists specially painted, sprayed, scratched, glued, or even crocheted for this tailor-made city of dreams. With every stopover, new works will appear as others disappear, just as in the streets of any city. In each host city, the organizers support new collaborations, guest artists, and happenings. Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is the third stop on this journey. This is reflected in the cover art by local artist Martin Ander.

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Size: 21,5 x 28 x 1,5 cm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 240
Language: English, Swedish
Year: 2017
Publisher: Dokument Press
Author: Carlo McCormick
ISBN/EAN: 9789188369116

Graffiti, Tags, Throwups, Blockbuster, Wildstyles – die Begriffsvielfalt ist so bunt wie die Handschriften der Künstler. Mit »Graffiti School« liegt nun der ultimative Überblick zu allen Fragen rund um die Kunst aus der Spraydose vor. Auch wenn die Meinungen, ob das kunstvoll oder eher kriminell ist, häufig noch auseinandergehen, hat zumindest der Markt längst entschieden und honoriert die Arbeiten von Aktivisten wie Banksy oder Blek le Rat ebenso hoch wie die anderer zeitgenössischer Künstler.

»Graffiti School« liefert in diesem Diskurs neben einem kurzen Überblick über die Anfänge der Graffitikunst vor allem jede Menge praktische Anleitungen und Basiswissen: von der Zusammensetzung, Handhabung und Pflege der Graffiti-Ausrüstung bis zur illustrierten Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitung für Gestaltungselemente und Techniken. Zahlreiche Bildbeispiele von Graffiti aus aller Welt ergänzen dieses Manual. Der Autor Christoph „Jeroo“ Ganter kann dabei auf seine eigene Erfahrung als Graffitikünstler zurückgreifen.

Paperback, Klappenbroschur
300 farbige Abbildungen

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Size: 21 x 29,7 cm (DIN A4 Portrait)
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 176
Language: German
Year: 2013
Publisher: Prestel
Author: Christoph Ganter
ISBN/EAN: 978-3-7913-4841-4

Fünf Freunde reisen für einen „Vandal-Trip“ nach Kopenhagen. Nach weniger als drei Tagen aktiven Bemalens der alten S-Bahn in Kopenhagen werden die fünf verhaftet und landen im Gefängnis. Während sie auf ihre Verhandlung warten, gelingt es ihnen eine Kompaktkamera in das Gefängnis zu schmuggeln. Das Buch besteht insgesamt aus drei Teilen. Der erste zeigt Fotos von den Aktionen vor der Verhaftung. Teil zwei behandelt dann die Erinnerungen an diese Zeit in einem langen, ausführlichen Text. Der dritte Teil zeigt schließlich die Fotos, welche im Gefängnis mit der eingeschleusten Kompaktkamera entstanden.

Five friends travel to Copenhagen for a vandal trip. After less than three days of active painting of the old S-Bahn in Copenhagen, the five are arrested and land in jail. While they wait for their trial, they manage to smuggle a compact camera into the prison. The book consists of three parts. The first shows photos of the actions before the arrest. Part two treats the memories of that time in a long, detailed text. The third part finally shows the photos that were taken in prison with the inserted compact camera.

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Size: 14,8 x 21 cm (DIN A5 Portrait)
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 220
Language: English
Year: 2018
Publisher: Graffalife
Author: RAP
ISBN/EAN: –

“The Sketch Issue” is a reproduction of the sketch book n.o.madski used for sketching while travelling from 2017 until now. “The sketch Issue” contains more than 290 typefaces designed by n.o.madski – nearly every style which he painted in the 3 last years. It comes with 104 pages, 17x24cm in format and softcover.

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Size: 17 x 24 cm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 104
Language: –
Year: 2020
Publisher: –
Author: N.O.Madski
ISBN/EAN: –