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CollectionDutch Graffiti Library2022-08-24T10:50:30+02:00

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We have started preparations for a new upcoming DGL exhibition called "I only have a bad picture of it..."

In addition to legendary professional photographers like Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant in the 80s and 90s there were many teenagers who take it to the streets to capture there own graffiti culture.

They did not make photographic masterpieces but amateur photos. Usually with Zip-Rats-Klick camera or other analog devices with a mediocre lens and rolls of 12, 24 or 36 shots. Developing the film strip often happened weeks later.

Now, more than 30 years later, these negatives tell a story about graffiti culture.

The activities were made possible by the @mondriaanfonds

#aboutgraffiticulture #ionlyhaveabadpictureofit #dutchgraffitilibrary #analoggraffiti #analogphotography

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Stallone Sepsers WildShoe by Joker and Shoe USA CTK, Amsterdam, commissioned for the cover of Veronica Club Magazine, No. 7 Summer 1986. A reference to the movie Rambo: First Blood Part II an American movie from 1985. The movie tells the story about the American ex-soldier John Rambo who has to rescue abandoned prisoners of war.

#aboutgraffiticulture
#dutchgraffitilibrary #amsterdamgraffiti #silvesterstallone #clubveronica @nielsshoemeulman

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Backcover comic Familie Doorzon daalt verder af #10 - 1987

#aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #familiedoorzon #graffiticulture #hiddengems #backcover #amsterdamgraffiti

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TRT TFP connection! Based on the mentality of the past and the movements of today... 2022.

@washereoninsta #thefantasticpartners #therollingthunder #dutchgraffitilibrary #aboutgraffiticulture

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Telepathy Sessions by Amo-Lab
Limited 10'inch on blue vinyl. Coverart by @azhqone. With a full color 25x25 insert protective sleeve
Curated by @iamaikalx and @mcbrainpower in memory of producer and DJs Borana Mario Ashine aka DJ PRECISE. Inluding two DGL only pictures of the artwork in progress. Thanks to @dj_manyfast_dutchgems for this crazy production, once again a highly inspirational complete package.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgems #dutchhiphop #hiphopheritage #shyrock #rippreci

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Today in Trouw's Tijdgeest supplement, Joost van Velzen looks back at his graffiti past in the mid-1980s and an article by Joke Wolf on graffiti in museums.

#trouwtijdgeest #aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary thanks to @roy_hq

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Presented here is, one the rarest and most iconic of all Basquiat collectibles: The New York Times Magazine, February 10, 1985 edition famously entitled “New Art, New Money: The Marketing of an American Artist." A holy-grail, must have Basquiat collector's item. Collection Dutch Graffiti Library.

#dutchgraffitilibrary
#aboutgraffiticulture #newyorktimesmagazine
#newyorkart #keithharing #jeanmichelbasquiat #kennysharf #themarketingofanamericanartist #newartnewmoney #cathleenmcquian #postgraffiti

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Let"s start the weekend with a vodka ...

WNS represent on Haarlem station. Early neinthies video footage from the DGL archives.

#aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #graffitiheritage #traingraffiti #graffitifootage

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Added to the collection fresh from the @gsd_thegoatsquad stable today's release of Volume 2 a 170x240 mm hand numbered zine only 500 copies. Hand signed.

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Videotapes period 1990 - 1997. More soon on this channel!

#aboutgraffiticulture @washereoninsta #graffitifootage #dutchgraffitilibrary

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Videotapes period 1990 - 1997. More soon on this channel!

#aboutgraffiticulture @jakestagram1972 #graffitifootage #dutchgraffitilibrary

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Full colour xerox print with original written note by PJAY: Just f***** around with the machine and lenses, wild effect eh? PJAY (Risk Slick California).

Thanks to @erasone_gvb_rswc #aboutgraffiticulture @pjaybx #dutchgraffitilibrary #riskrock #xeroxgraffiti

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PHASE 2 - The Roxy. The back cover is part of a Futura 2000 artwork, that links up with 4 other record covers.

The five back covers that link up are:
• D.St. & The Infinity Rappers - The Grand Mixer Cuts It Up.
• Fab 5 Freddy - Une Sale Histoire.
• Phase 2 - The Roxy.
• The Smurfs - Smurf For What It's Worth.
• Futura 2000 - The Escapades Of Futura 2000

#phase2 #futura2000 #fab5freddy #grandmixerdst

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SELFIES – Peter Michalski
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Since the early 1970s the one man wholecar is the most commonly executed work with the highest regard and to this day it’s an impressive way to attract the attention of other writers. But what happens, if somebody uses this well established format and even spray paint to produce works far away from usual graffiti on the surface of train wagons? And not just once, but in a series of almost 40 cars?

Just like an exhibition catalogue the 64-paged book combines the unique series of works with an in-depth investigation by art historian Peter Michalski in German and English.

Check @hitzerot_

#dutchgraffiticulture #petermichalski #aboutgraffiticulture

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Utreg Punx 1978-1982. Special record store day 2021 release for the Netherlands. Compilation of punk bands from the city Utrecht in the Netherlands 1978-1982. Includes a 24-page fanzine.

#punkgraffiti #writingonthewall #utregpunx #recordstoreday #aboutgraffiticulture

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POISON LASAGNA #3 - an Arsenal fanzine by @eighteen86 with an article Graffiti - Football - Repeat by @draxwd Added to the collection.

#aboutgraffiticulture #arsenal #poisonlasagna #draxwd #riphigh

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EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.. by @henny_overbeek, @simon_schrikker and @oldhelsinki

Awesome expo based on the mentality of the past and the movements of today.
Curated by @onno_poiesz
Gaskoepel (Mallegatpark) 7 September – 11 September
13:00 – 19:00, Rotterdam

Part of @allcaps_rotterdam

#simonschrikker #hennyoverbeek #egshelsinki #aboutgraffiticulture

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Today opening of our pop up expo About Graffiti Culture at ALL CAPS headquarters. Focus on Rotterdam's graffiti heritage. The expo is made possible by the Mondriaan Fund.

Check the complete line-up, artists and activities at all-caps.nl

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@allcaps_rotterdam
#mondriaanfonds
#dutchgraffitilibrary
#aboutgraffiticulture

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Preparation and concept development pop-up exhibition About Graffiti Culture. We have one container that we set up as a tiny exhibition space which is part of 'INSIGHT', a special program on various locations at ALL CAPS Rotterdam 2022. The expo is made possible by the Mondriaan Fund.

Also on display at ALL CAPS:

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED with work from @simon_schrikker @henny_overbeek and @oldhelsinki Be there!

CROSS COMIX. A sneak preview of @crosscomix.rdam the one and only festival of visual storytelling, this year’s theme is ‘stories from the city and beyond’

Check the complete line-up, artists and activities at all-caps.nl

@mondriaanfonds
@allcaps_rotterdam
#mondriaanfonds.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #aboutgraffiticulture

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Oase GVB Rhyme, Amsterdam 1988.

#dutchgraffitilibrary picture by Rhyme #aboutgraffiticulture #amsterdamgraffiti #godsviciousbabies @godsviciousbabies

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Art From The Streets.
Edition Futura cover.
Singapore 2018.

The exhibition catalogue Art From The Streets by curator Magda Danysz introduces the reader to important artists worldwide and gives an overview to styles and techniques.

The book is published in Southeast Asia for the expo Art from the Streets at ArtScience Museum located at the iconic Marina Bay Singapore 2018.

#aboutgraffiticulture #artfromthestreets @artsciencemuseumsg

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During INSIGHT, a special program at ALL CAPS Rotterdam 2022, Dutch Graffiti Library will present the pop-up exhibition About Graffiti Culture. Images and objects from the 80s and 90s graffiti culture are on display. The exhibition shows that graffiti can be seen as the basis of today's street art movement. The expo by Dutch Graffiti Library is made possible by the Mondriaan Fund.

Stay informed: www.dutch-graffiti-library.nl

@mondriaanfonds
@allcaps_rotterdam
#mondriaanfonds.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #aboutgraffiticulture

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Over the coming months, Dutch Graffiti Library will organise various activities under the name About Graffiti Culture. We will participate in a number of events together with graffiti writers and culture-minded enthusiasts at different locations in the Netherlands. The activities will revolve around graffiti heritage and are aimed at a diverse audience. Our objectives include inspiration, research, education, knowledge sharing and visibility. The activities are made possible by the Mondriaan Fund.

Stay informed: www.dutch-graffiti-library.nl

@mondriaanfonds
#mondriaanfonds
#aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary

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Phase 2 – The Roxy. Test Pressing Released: 1983

Dutch Graffiti Library takes what we do seriously and works every day to preserve heritage for now and for the future. Very occasionally we came across a holy grail, an object that is not visually striking, but as a story in itself a masterpiece for the collection. A copy of which only 2 are registered worldwide.

It is unbelievable that we receive this Phase 2 heritage completely broken and demolished, sent from the other side of the world in a way that makes you angry.

This 12" is going in a frame anyway with the Phase 2 statement below next to it. And will be a mark for us that will always remember that what we do is very important.

“This is our community, this is our nation, our contribution to the world, it’s our job to preserve it, insure it and nurture it - not someone else’s.”
Phase 2 in Vibe magazine #10 - 1994

#aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #phase2 #theroxy #hiphopheritage #newyorkgraffiti #ripphase2

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Doe by SKKI BBC 1989 on the Berlin Wall. With this letter-based thick machine character gun style, SKKI has been an out of the box thinker and forerunner since the mid-eighties, who opted more for experimental graffiti pieces. An inspiration to many.

This photo was taken by Disz (RIP) during his stay in Berlin. When he traveled from The Hague via Australia to New York in the early eighties, he already had a high-quality SLR camera and he also took many good quality photos in Berlin.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #aboutgraffiticulture #skkibbc #berlingraffiti @hitzerot_ #aboutgraffiticulture

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Jay Doe SKKI BBC in '89/90 in Berlin in the background some left details of the painting from 1986 by Keith Haring that covered more than 300 meters the painting that Haring made in the colors of the German flag on the Berlin wall. It became a symbol against the division that the wall had caused. When the wall was demolished in 1991, only small parts of the painting were still visible. Most of it had been painted over by other graffiti artists over the years.

Pictures Jay Doe by Disz (RIP)

#jayramirez #skkibbc #keithharing #aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #berlingraffiti

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An impression of yesterday's quick visit @montanashopbarcelona checking out Exposicion PEZ “iQue Alegria!” a look around in the store and some nice merchandise.

@richard_1971_ #dutchgraffitilibrary #graffiticulture #montana #barcelonagraffiti

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High CBS († August 17, 2011). KING forever. Always remembered.

#riphigh #highcbs #aboutgraffiticulture

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A fresh DG by Delta and Gasp in Amsterdam late 84/early '85, surrounded by tags from Zephyr @zephyrgraffiti and Dondi from New York. Always nice to look at details around pieces this tells a story and gives a good view of bygone times. See also the Shoe @nielsshoemeulman and Jezis USA tags.

Is this the outside of the Mazzo @boris_tellegen ?

#aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #deltainc #gaspinc #graffitiheritage #dondiwhite #zephyrcia #newyorkmeetsthedam

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The winter vibes are coming early with this ZAP (Zappie) Jezis done on 27-12-1984.

#amsterdamgraffiti #aboutgraffiticulture #jezisusa #dutchgraffitilibrary

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HP nr.12, March 22, 1986. In 2019 we published the book titled The Dutch adventures of Keith Haring an inside story by Chris Reinewald. During the research proces we could not find this complete HP issue...now finally added to the collection. Keep digging!

#aboutgraffiticulture
#keithharing
#dutchgraffitilibrary #hpdetijd #stedelijkmuseum #newyorkmeetsthedam #newyorkgraffiticulture #newyorkgraffitihistory

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A nice overview of the Stalingrad hall of fame in Paris 1986/87. A legendary place where the crème de la crème of the European graffiti scene gave acte the présence. Represent BBC and the Crime Time Kings.

#aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #parisgraffiti #stalingradgraffiti @nielsshoemeulman @original_bando #senshoedeen @mode2official

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Free Nelson Banana by Rhyme and Shea, GVB CBS early 90s classic on the Amsterdam subway.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #aboutgraffiticulture #amsterdamgraffiti #amsterdammetro @godsviciousbabies #rhymegvb

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A New York swing on the Amsterdam subways late 80s and early 90s. Represent is one of the most active writers of those years mr. Dice One. @kingdicert

pictures by Cat22 #dutchgraffitilibrary #aboutgraffiticulture #diceone #subwaygraffiti #amsterdamsubway #graffitiheritage #graffiticulture

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TUF - Shark Zodiak, Amsterdam Subway early 90s.

@shark.tuf #dutchgraffitilibrary #aboutgraffiticulture #amsterdamgraffiti #amsterdamsubway

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Ultra rare... Original manuscript, dated October 3, 1988, with as subject the Amsterdam graffiti artist Hugo Kaagman. The object was sent to the magazine Kunstbeeld with the aim of generating interest for publication. The object comes from a collection of various correspondence with the magazine. The handwritten letter about an upcoming exhibition in Maastricht was included in the package we received after purchasing it at a secondhand market.

The first edition of Kunstbeeld appeared in October 1976. The magazine appeared ten times a year and contained interviews with visual artists, essays and background stories about national and international exhibitions.

#aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #graffitiheritage

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Tonight's visit @foundation.nl l a nice lecture by @micklarock01 in which she took an enthusiastic audience back to the first days and history of the graffiti culture and the current cultural heritage developments and the road she walked as a little kid in Groningen up to New York City and back to the Groninger Museum. Knowledge is king!

Big up to @johnagesilas for hosting this event. #aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #graffitiheritage #micklarock #knowledgeisking

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'Ego groet Dr. Air' from the documentary Amsterdam day and night (1983). Movie about the city of Amsterdam in the evening. Features people from Amsterdam with various backgrounds talking about their city.

#aboutgraffiticulture #graffitiheritage #amsterdamgraffiti #punkgraffiti #graffiticulture #citykids

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Today, fresh received hot of the press. The men: Smash Scage, July 27, 2022!

Welkom in het verre oosten!

#smashscage #aboutgraffiticulture #scage #graffiticulture #welkominhetverreoosten

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@foundation.nl presents upcoming friday:

Graffiti Heritage by @micklarock01 One of the world's first and most well known female graffiti artists.

Slide 1: location #obazuidoost

Slide 2: late 80s Just Mick passing by a freshly painted High (RIP) throw up at the bridge on the way to Amsterdam-Southeast

Slide 3: Mick in traffic

Be there!

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Limited edition catalog of the exhibition Terrible TKid 170 - Living Legend at the Unframed Art Gallery in Deurne, the Netherlands. 4 March 2022 - 3 April 2022. Added to the collection.

@unframed_art_gallery_ @tkid170 #dutchgraffitilibrary #tkid #unframed

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Leiden Hardcore - in the late 80's and early 90's they went to Amsterdam almost every Sunday. To burn walls along the tracks and in the city center. The LHC was one of the first to switch to the metro and soon they were heavily represented and visible on the various lines from Central Station to Gein and Gaasperplas in the direction of Southest and back.

#leidenhardcore #leidengraffiti #aboutgraffiticulture #amsterdamgraffiti #dutchgraffitilibrary pictures partly from the archive of @graffiti_database

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Waterlooplein - Melkweg Journaal 1984.
Source Amsterdam City Archives

Featuring @nielsshoemeulman @jasperkrabbe @boris_tellegen #amsterdamcityarchives #aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #unitedstreetartists #melkwegjournaal

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Waterlooplein - United Street Artists. Melkweg Journaal 1984.
Source Amsterdam City Archives

Featuring @nielsshoemeulman @jasperkrabbe #amsterdamcityarchives #aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #unitedstreetartists #melkwegjournaal

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Yesterday's visit at ADCN President's Night curated by Edson Sabajo @edsonbarbapapa Starting with a awesome lecture on why hip-hop is heritage by Maikal X @iamaikalx , followed by a screening of the 80’s documentary, “Big Fun in the Big Town”, and completed with Dj SP and DJ Ley behind the decks.

@clubadcn @edsonbarbapapa @iamaikalx #hiphopculture #aboutgraffiticulture #bigfuninthebigtown #dutchgraffitilibrary #adcn

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Mystic 147. Art History. When Cat22 visited New York City in 1986, he documented one of the last episodes of subway graffiti. This photo is out of that serie We will be sharing some more unique images in the nearby future.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #mystic147
#aboutgraffiticulture #newyorkgraffitihistory #subwaygraffiti #newyorkgraffiticulture

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The art of hip hop - signed postcard by @micklarock01 - commissioned @foundation.nl @amsterdamse_poort

#dutchgraffitilibrary #micklarock #postgraffiti #aboutgraffiticulture #hiphopculture #theartofhiphop

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Mid 90s Tattoo Flash Magazine - Graffiti cratefication by Brooklyn born tattoo/painter/writer Jon Clue @jonclue Writing graffiti got him into tattooing. As a twelve-year-old he’d tag every surface that was unguarded for a minute..

#aboutgraffiticulture #graffititattoo #newyorkgraffiticulture #newyorkgraffitihistory

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"BBC Paris" "AAM Berlin" by JayOne BBC from Paris, xerox copy, Germany 1989. Used for cover of TIP Berlin Magazine.

#aboutgraffiticulture #disz #jayonebbc #bbcparis #graffitiheritage #grafitticulture #xeroxgraffiti #berlingraffitihistory

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Signed copy of the Urban Heritage Dr.Rat special. Dr. Rat - Ivar Vičs (Amsterdam, 21 mei 1960 - 29 juni 1981). Signed by SKG, Henriëtte Vičs, @micklarock01 and @sebastiaancapel

#aboutgraffiticulture #urbanheritage #drrat #graffiticulture #punkgraffiti #amsterdamgraffiti

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