Tag Town: The Evolution of New York Graffiti Writing 1963 – 1982

From Taki to Basquiat: discover the roots of New York graffiti in Martha Cooper’s iconic photos. 

While graffiti has grown into the largest art movement in history, for every writer it began with their tag, the essential core of the art form.

In Tag Town, renowned documentary photographer Martha Cooper traces New York City’s distinctive style writing from the 1970s through the early 1980s, capturing the development of tagging as the foundation of modern graffiti writing. Her photographs open the door to understanding the culture’s aesthetics and communication.

The book includes rare street pieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Kenny Scharf, whose early work helped shape the rise of street art, as well as quotes from graffiti pioneers Blade and Snake 1. Long out of print since its first release in 2008, this photographic chronicle explores the evolution of styles, signatures, and street presence offering a vital historical record of urban creativity in public space.

Before street art went global, it all started with a tag.

Pages: 108

Size: 17 x 23 cm

2001. After a decade of railway graffiti, Opak and the SDK crew stop painting trains in France, caught up in the legal system.

Twelve years later, SNCF accelerates the scrapping of the country’s most beautiful trains and officially announces the death of the famous “petits gris.”

That’s the trigger—Opak goes on a quest to paint all these legendary trains one last time. In the form of a logbook, Olivier Scuro reveals in the first volume of Painted Graves the details of this adventure and its origins in the 1990's.

At the time, the most talented graffiti writers from the international scene join them on their missions. Among them, Risk (Finland), Stone (France), Remo (Switzerland), Math (Netherlands), Nesh (Austria), Choc (Belgium), Ruzd (Germany), and Aone (USA)… All passed away at the height of their passion.

In Painted Graves Volume 2, Olivier Scuro keeps digging into graffiti archives and pays tribute to friends lost too soon: travels, flashbacks, and the quest that comes to an end.

Most of these trains—painted or not—have now disappeared as well.

248 pages featuring Opak, Risk, Stone, Remo, Math, Nesh, Choc, Ruzd and Aone, but also Kaos, Micro, Lyte, Sharp, Rough, Jiwee, Inxs, Pum, Honet, Riot, Foe, Vino…

• Sabotage Editions | ISBN : 9791097946319
• 248 pages
• Text in English and French
• Format: 21x27 cm
• Hardcover binding

Whole Car Poetry is a very special project, or rather, let's say that it is undoubtedly a unique work of its kind. It tells (through images) the unbridled passion for wholecars of a writer very well known in the Italian scene of graffiti on trains, Hepo.

The title of the book makes one think of poetry but perhaps it would be more representative to imagine these texts as a rap text without music, given the themes, the words and the world to which these lines are addressed. At a first glance this parallelism might seem far-fetched but it is instead of fundamental importance to be able to enjoy the writer in question. Among the writers that accompany Hepo in some of the photos of the many wholecar and wholetrain published we find Ciak, Humen, Hekto and others. The photos, needless to say, are really beautiful. From the texts you can recognise an uncommon talent.

Intro signed by Trota and Danno of Colle der Fomento. A beautiful book at a very honest price. Recommended!

Measures: 28x17.5 cm

Real graffiti sketches created by some of the world’s most famous artists and true style kings.

Printed on extra thick paper that works great with markers, pens, or coloured pencils - only your imagination sets the limits.

Colouring is a perfect way to practice your skills, relax, or just have fun and kill some time.

For more inspiration - or to share your finished pieces - follow @SketchyGraffiti on Instagram, tag us, or send us your creations! Featuring Artists: Moms, Panone, Richie, Fleks, Funk25, NeyeC, Dek Suave, Slider, Abyss, Okone, Baby Babi, Pakooner, Ace, Alphe, Aster, Kear, Elfy, Irene Fresh, Judit, Gover, Jakob Der Bruder, Koo, Laia, Max Solca, Momo, Hefs, Ruka, Yubia, Shore, Azit, Tre, Shuen, Secret, Tony Tres, Vents137, Serio, Egs, Bob59, Opel, 9Tendo, Sobekcis, Berock, Loco, Crow.

139, Smec, Mega, Romeo, Perm & Giose.

Format: A4 Portrait Pages: 48 Language: English Released: 2025 by Spray Daily

20 years of street photography and bombing from Copenhagen, Denmark. 132 pages of tags and throw-ups from the Danish capital, presented in a black-and-white pocket-sized book. The monochrome images reflect the raw expression of the tags, combining street photography with a punk vibe reminiscent of 90s fanzines.

Some of Denmark’s most well-known names are mixed with new young bombers in a wide variety of styles – from the cleanest tags to the dirtiest and most chaotic. Featured artists include Kegr, Tomcat, Rens, Birds, Moas, Raks, Feff, Jetset, Grape, Peach, Sabe, Cave, Ouze, Føte, Sleep, Helmet, Ond, Tvod, Lips, Snoph, Kmer, Beta, Teen, Black, Sazer, and many more.

The book is produced by TagsAndThrows, which started as an Instagram account in the early 2000s and has since become the world’s largest platform for documenting graffiti’s rawest form of expression – bombing: tags and throw-ups. TagsAndThrows has previously released two books and several bombing documentaries.

Pages: 132
Format: 130 x 180 mm, Soft Cover
Language: English

Make your words beautiful and unique, with these elegant hand-lettering styles.

Professional hand-lettering artist Kate Forrester presents twenty-six of her most popular scripts in easy-to-follow exercises. Ranging from fluid calligraphic styles to antique mosaics, there's an alphabet here for every occasion. Display capitals, in bold colours, also appear, lifting this book far above the competition.

Paperback, 224 Pages, 165 x 135mm

Volume 1

I grew up in the Bronx New York, and graffiti, hip hop, and break dancing was the expression of time. I always loved the arts of expression, and in these times, it seems like those liberties are fading. I want to create books that will not only let people view the art that moved me so much, but to allow them to join in on the fun and actually get the feel of understanding the art, by tracing over my pieces until they learn to create their own styles. Upon completing their first piece, they will fall in love with creating graphic masterpieces. SKIP and COAST from STYLEMASTERS.

• 94 Pages

Author: Jennifer Perkins

Remake the ordinary into the extraordinary—crafts for kids ages 8 to 12

Watch kids' eyes light up as they roll up their sleeves and transform ordinary items. Upcycle It! Crafts for Kids shows tweens how to take objects destined for the recycling bin and breathe new life into them to make room decor, organizers, school supplies, and so much more.

What sets this apart from other kids' activity books:

25 purposeful projects - Exciting arts and crafts like Awesome Earbud Case, Cute Critter Cardboard Hangers, and Splatter Paint Sunglasses allow kids to create something that is both useful and fun to make.

Easily accessible supplies - The crafts in this book repurpose everyday items you likely have lying around, so there's no need to spend lots of money or schedule a trip to the store.

Clear instructions - Kids will have no trouble tackling these crafts thanks to simple directions that are paired with beautiful pictures to guide them through the process. Inspire ingenuity and eco-friendly habits with Upcycle It! Crafts for Kids.

ISBN: 9781638071327
Imprint: Callisto Kids
Format: Paperback
Pages: 114