Stylefile is one of the worlds most popular graffiti magazines. Running since the late 90s, the editors are always serving the freshest new walls, trains and sketchbooks, mainly from Europe. If you’re into fresh colorpieces with lots of work put in and one or two interviews to spice things up with, this is for you. In this issue, the Sunrisefile:Interview with Brasilian artists Os Gemeos, focus on Berlin based Wesp, Omsk 167, French Izzy, 15 years of Cats from Berlin crew MRN, German and international trains, subways, walls and burners. No fan of Stylefile will be dissapointed.
UP 42 – “the busted issue”, takes a closer look at getting busted for illegal graffiti. We’ve spoken to lawyers, busted writers, checked out vandal squads from all over the world and written down the “chase” stories. Make sure to have a read once the issue is out, we’ll hope that enlighten you in way or another. On top of that we’re focusing on french globetrotter Honet and the Skids crew from Greece. We’ve been drinking vodka in the Ukraine, spoken to Danish style legend Jest a k a X-paks and while in Copenhagen taken a closer look at the roof tops of the city. We’ve been to northern Swedens biggest city Umeå, and in this issue Jacob Kimvall is analyzing pieces by VIM-pioneers Akay and News. And of course the ruomors, the trains, the walls.
In this issue of French wild style magazine Innercity: Interviews with Jaba from Belgium (currently living in Singapore), crazy good style writer Lime from Lyon, MSK-member Roid out of London and Phiesta from Rome, Italy. Then there’s the tags, the street pieces, the sketches, the burners and a focus on danish writer Swet’s 100 pieces in red. Great, as always.
The inside story of the crew that has kept graffiti alive in New York City for the past 20 years “The trains may have been buffed, but Rockin’ It Suckers proves the ris crew’s indelible mark on New York City and graffiti culture worldwide.” – Abbey Goodman, Executive editor at RollingStone.com “RIS is the id of graffiti; Dirty, dangerous, wild and free.” – Espo. In the late 80s New York was a city tormented by crack and violent crime. At the same time the golden age of hip hop was in full bloom. As the authorities decided to clean up the city, a group of kids got together to taste the last of the city’s painted subway trains. The ris crew was determined to keep the trains colourful and decided to wage their own war with the city. As a result they became one of the world’s most important and influential graffiti crews.
An innovative writer, Stay High 149 was the first to adopt an icon rather than a typographic tag as a nom de guerre; his “Smoker” was a subversive spin-off of the logo developed for the 1960s classic spy thriller television show “The Saint.” His “Voice of the Ghetto” tag began as an anonymous declaration of existence on behalf the city’s dispossessed and downtrodden. After a mysterious quarter century absence from the graffiti world during which he spiraled downward into drug addiction and dealing, Stay High 149 reentered the graffiti culture to find he had become an icon himself. Still an active writer in his 50s, Stay High 149 remains highly respected within the community for his early innovation and enduring presence on the streets. His story is a must-read for any graffiti history buff.
Come and meet Steve and Jaime and some special guests from the book that Juxtapoz describes as “A genuine who’s who of current renowned street artists, this book’s made even better thanks to publishing by Prestel, well reputed for producing classy tomes. The paper’s heavy and fantastic, image colors vibrant and rich, while the selection of photographs and artwork by Rojo and Harrington go unmatched to recent urban art updates.”
Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller began their prolific collaboration as Faile in 1999 by creating street art in New York City. Today, Faile have established themselves along with Banksy and Shepard Fairey as the leading figures in the genre of urban art. This book is the first comprehensive collection of Faile’s wide range of prints, graphic design, and paintings. Their work can be seen as a modern interpretation of classic American collage and graphic printmaking that skillfully combines visual cues from a street aesthetic, pop culture, comics, and advertising.
Street Art Cookbook is a guide to the materials and techniques used within today’s most creative and progressive art movement. In hundreds of pictures and illustrations and a dozen of interviews with some of the world’s most famous artists the authors show how street art is made. From stencils and stickers to lasertagging and guerilla gardening, Street Art Cookbook takes us on a trip around the world in the search of the tricks and trades of street artists. Posters, stickers, screenprint, mosaic och sculptures – there are no limits for their imagination. After hundreds of books filled with pictures of street art published in the last few years finally one is showing how the artists work. Street Art Cookbook is filled with tips and examples of how to create your own stencil, sticker, poster or installation. These techniques can be used on all kinds of materials, textile, glass, metal, concrete or wood and suits everything from scrap-booking, designing clothes with motifs to outdoor use. Street Art Cookbook gives an unique insight in the alternative art world and is a rich inspiration source for those interested in Do-it-yourself-culture. Mark Jenkins, Swoon, Gould, WK Interact, Caper, Victor Marx, C215, Poch, Ron English and Knitta Please, are some of the featured artists in the book.
The first monograph on the iconic independent New York street fashion label Supreme. In April 1994, Supreme opened its doors on Lafayette Street in downtown Manhattan and became the home of New York City skate culture. Challenging the dominance of the established Wes Coast skater scene and the new conservatism of 1990s New York, Supreme defined the aesthetic of an era of rebellious cool that reached from skaters to fashionistas and hip hop heads. Over the last sixteen years, the brand has stayed true to its roots while collaborating with some of the most groundbreaking artists and designers of its generation, and with stores in Los Angeles and Japan has become an international icon of independent counter-cultural style. This definitive monograph – with written contributions from contrasting arbiters of style, Aaron Bondaroff and Glenn O’Brien, and including an interview between founder James Jebbia and the artist KAWS – brings together the disparate elements of the brand’s output, from legendary advertising campaigns to especially commissioned skateboard designs, photographs, and artworks, and a comprehensive index of their products to date. Including collaborations with Jeff Koons, Richard Prince, Damien Hirst, Public Enemy, Lou Reed, and Futura 2000 among many others, this richly illustrated book is a survey of sixteen years of contemporary street fashion and culture reflected in the pioneering work of one of New York’s most influential independent labels.