Author: Kai Hendrik Schlusche

There are some name-writing graffiti artists that are arguably reminiscent of the 20th century Expressionists and their self-referential positions.

Using the example of Basel graffiti legend Sigi DARE von Koeding, who died at an early age, the author explores whether everything that Expressionism originally represented and still stands for today can be rediscovered in the brightly coloured, expressive works of one of the best name-writers.

• ISBN 9783422802315
• Published By Deutscher Kunstverlag
• Paperback, 176 pages. 191 colour illustrations, 25 x 23 cm

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

Wild, free and ephemeral - street art and graffiti are a worldwide phenomenon. From Brassaï, who led graffiti into mainstream art around 1960, via the Sprayer of Zurich in the 1970s to the first Banksy works in the UK - Illegal tells a prehistory of street art and graffiti.

Hardly any of the works of this short-lived genre still exist today. They were also often documented illegally and under adverse conditions. Illustrated here are key works and rarities that have never been shown. All were created illegally, i.e. without permission, directly for an audience on the street - not for museum contexts. "People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish. But that's only if it's done properly" [Banksy]. Long-standing picture research has condensed a selection of works by some 100 artists from over a dozen countries and their references to pop music, avant-garde art and literature. We discuss why these artists in particular were significant trendsetters for street art and graffiti before Banksy.

• 300 Pages
• Softcover

A raw collection of photos and stories spotlighting the artistic process and dangerous adventures of a Chicago graffiti artist as he creates unsponsored works of art around the world.

More than 350 photographs combine with previously untold firsthand stories to offer readers a rarely seen look into graffiti art and street culture, a subculture that has grown seemingly without boundaries.

Vibrant, urgent prose takes readers into the emotions and physical experience of bringing street art into existence, capturing the moments of creation as well as the camaraderie of souls bound by these acts of expression.

Each story is a real-life mini action adventure following FLEX KYM's trajectory from local artist to world traveler to incarcerated individual to creator with reignited passion.

Underpinning the story of the art is that of Chicago and its growth into a city internationally recognised for live-action urban painting .

As the art ignites a path to form global networks, the journey takes readers to New York, New Jersey, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Boston, Vienna, Warsaw, Prague, Bratislava, Catania, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Stockholm, Bangkok, Barcelona, Istanbul, Athens, and Berlin.

Features images of art by FLEX, ARK, FACT, SKOL, DTEK, SPIN, HEAR, NYKE, and other graffiti artists from Chicago and beyond This visceral look at the artistic process takes readers deep inside the world of graffiti art-a subculture that is now more celebrated than ever.

FLEX | KYM is a prolific world-traveled painter, writer, and photographer. His experience with "graffiti art" comes from being deep in the trenches with a desire to share and celebrate it through story and image. He lives in Chicago. SELLING POINTS: . Never-before-seen photography and previously untold stories showcase graffiti art and street culture and detail FLEX KYM's trajectory from local to international artist . Provides insight into Chicago's unique art scene and its growth into a city that is internationally recognized for live-action urban painting, in addition to following the travels of FLEX KYM to cities around the world .

More than 350 images are supplemented with real-life mini action adventure stories that provide rare insight into the artistic process, including the emotions and physical experience of bringing street art into existence 358 colour images

Lee Quiñones: Fifty Years of New York Graffiti Art and Beyond

Fifty Years of New York Graffiti Art and Beyond is the first monograph of Puerto Rican born artist Lee Quiñones presenting his monumental work and following his evolution over five decades.

'If you wanted one artist to speak for a whole genre, Lee is your man. If you want a book that treats graffiti as fine art and illustrates it sumptuously, this is it.' - The Artist

'An inspired outlaw with a meticulous design process and precision painting skills, his voice responded to the social and civil unrest of the era and found expression in painting graffiti, an ancient art form that he and many of his peers had to defend in the larger art world.' - Juxtapoz

'What we have here are essentially moments in time, a stop-frame history of fifty years of graffiti, if you like. If you want just one book on the subject, this would be it.' - Art Book Review

When 14-year-old Lee embarked on his first spray paint mural in 1974, he carried marker drawings into the New York City subway train yards that served as studies to his 52-ft long rolling murals. Drawings, artifacts, and subway photography illustrate how Lee's emergence served as a catalyst for what is now acknowledged as the street art movement. Before Lee, graffiti art was accessed by a small audience of young people who coveted style and scale. Images of Lee's trains illustrate how he changed the face of the movement, infusing kinetic elements of futurism in over 120 subway car murals across the transit system. Lee invented the concept of the freestanding urban mural in his iconic 1978 Howard the Duck handball wall. He introduced spray-paint based work internationally when he opened his first formal exhibition in Rome, Italy in 1979, alongside Fab 5 Freddy. He influenced peers Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Jenny Holzer, among others, who are shown viewing Lee's work. Lee and Basquiat were the youngest artists to exhibit at Documenta 7. Lee starred as the semi-autobiographical Zoro in Wild Style, the first feature film about hip hop. Images show the social commentary and poetry used in his early expressionistic work. Subsequent paintings show how Lee's practice has shaped a generation of contemporary artists as he further developed his technique. The imagery captures the mood and urgency of 1980s New York and moves from the streets to the intimacy and maturity of Lee's contemporary studio environment.

• Hardcover
• 192 Pages

Analog Delinquents, known for their fanzines focusing on analog photos, have compiled this book about freight train journeys around the world.

Just like the fanzines, you get a great mix of images and interviews.

100 pages of travelogues from freight trains around the world.

Photos and interviews/travel narratives by Reallifeism, A_Kiwara, DIE8, and Mouse.

Format: 100 Pages

Soft cover 170 x 240

Language: English

528 pages of radical energy: ORGAZMA brings together the complete oeuvre of French writer and artist LOKISS for the first time – from his early wild-style pieces of the 1980s to digital works, sculptures, and installations. As a leading figure in the European graffiti avant-garde, LOKISS quickly transcended the boundaries of classic style writing and developed a powerful, independent visual language that oscillates between letter explosions and abstract composition.

The book documents four decades of artistic development—wild, political, raw, and futuristic. Featuring sketches, murals, video stills, objects, and rare archival material, each work is dated, revealing stylistic breaks and continuities. A candid foreword provides deep insights into LOKISS's drive and attitude.

Exclusively as a signed limited edition – hand-signed by LOKISS himself.
In May 2025, LOKISS also designed the legendary MOLOTOW TRAIN – a tribute to his roots and his influence on European graffiti culture.

Author: Sean Reynolds

From the gold-rush years to the Swinging Sixties, from Robur Tea to Tarax soft drinks, this city can never settle. In a process of continual renewal, old buildings are incorporated into new, both uncovering and obscuring snippets of history.

Ghost signs provide hints to our common heritage, ready to be picked up by the keen eye and quick shutter.Sean Reynolds, a transplanted American, first became fascinated bythese old signs while walking in Yarraville and Footscray with his young daughter during their daily lockdown outings. He loved the hand-painted letters, the intricate glasswork, and the old factories marketing brands he’d never heard of before: big names like Uncle Tobys and Four’n Twenty, but also smaller ones, no less important, like ‘Miss Watson’s Motor Garage’ or the ‘St Kilda Coffee Palace’.

Join him in a tour of fascinating photos - sometimes nostalgic, sometimes gaudy -and the stories behind them - variously delightful, heroic, and tragic. Find the cities behind the city you thought you knew, one ghost sign at a time.

• ISBN 9781761380815
• Scribe Publications
• Hardcover, 176 pages, full colour, 26.3 x 29.7 cm