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Program for the First Opening Weekend Dutch Graffiti Library

Saturday, September 14 from 10:00 to 17:00
- Kick-off by @jasperkrabbe at 11:30
- Exhibition by @saya__deya
- Walk & talks with the Dutch Graffiti Library team

Note: Book launch "Tunnel Vision" at 16:00
HRS Prins Hendrikkade 35, Amsterdam by @ruyzdael_publishing

Sunday, September 15 from 10:00 to 17:00
- Exhibition by @saya__deya including a meet & greet
- Music by @djbite101 at 13:00
- Walk & talks with the Dutch Graffiti Library team

Entry and more information
- Admission during the opening weekend is free.

- Head to the entrance of the Food Center Amsterdam at Jan van Galenstraat 4. Transportation to the Centrale Markthal will be arranged from there. Please note that there may be a short wait, which is unfortunately beyond our control.

Drinks at @marktcentraal
Location @centralemarkthal
Part of @openmonumentendagamsterdam
Backed by @afk020

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture

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Sunday walk in the mid-90s. Awesome pieces on street corners, buildings and playgrounds.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #analoggraffiti

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Still working on details!
September 14 and 15.

Backed by @afk020
Location @centralemarkthal
Part of @openmonumentendagamsterdam

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Roc Starz Undercover CIAgent, Amsterdam 1986, by Shoe & Angel.

The original vintage photos including a shot of the piece only with fill in.
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Dutch Graffiti Library collection.

@nielsshoemeulman
@the.gamesmith

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #analogphotography #analoggraffiti #rocstarz

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➰➰ CHROME SAPIEN ➰➰

“Super hyped to show new works and studies with the official opening of Dutch Graffiti Library in Amsterdam (The Netherlands)”, @saya__deya

Opening on the 14th and 15th of September
Location: @centralemarkthal
Timetable: 10:00 - 17:00

@openmonumentendagamsterdam
@afk020

#graffiti #exhibition #gallery #spraypaint

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TUNNEL VISION
A photographic one-to-one reproduction of graffiti in the Amsterdam subway tunnels by @boris_tellegen and @aldovandenbroek with essays by Dumaar Novyork, John Prop, Reaze and @jorisvancasteren.

With the publication of the 240 page book it is now possible to view the tunnel quietly without pressing your face against the subway carriage windows.

GET IT NOW
Pre-sale has started yesterday by @ruyzdael_publishing

LAUNCH AND EVENT
Tunnel Vision - book launch and pop-up event will take place at a special location on Saturday, September 14 at 4 pm. Prins Hendrikkade 35, stairs side bicycle shed Central Station Amsterdam.

NOTE
In the same weekend, Dutch Graffiti Library will open doors so its a full program for the enthusiast. Keep an eye on our channels for details!

@openmonumentendagamsterdam

#ruyzdael #tunnelvision #dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture

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Collecting. To bring something together from different places or over a period of time: storage folder with hip-hop flyers, exhibition posters, flyers from graffiti jams and curiosities.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture

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RATS PRESS
direct direction towards present now…

independent visual stories of the underground.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #graffitizine #graffitimagazine #grafffiticulture #ratspress #unlockbookfair

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Weekend reading ..WILD STYLE Wild Style Zine, 2021 Published by BEYOND THE STREETS
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Straight out the flagship @beyondthestreetarts in Los Angeles by @sanne.van.doorn

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #wildstyle #beyondthestreets

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ZOOM THE BRONX , NEW YORK
A Tribute to Paul Knapp.

A awesome book as a tribute to a great writer! 342 pages of unknown and inside stories from his crew members and friends!

Thanks Charles R. Gaglio aka ECHO UA for compiling and publishing this gem.

Get your copy before it's too late at @echo_bronx

Signed copy #dutchgraffitilibrary #newyorkgraffiti #itsaboutgraffiticulture #ripzoom

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A place dedicated to the history of graffiti culture told through objects and stories of the Dutch Graffiti Library collection and an exhibition space for underground artists with a street-smart mentality.
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Backed by @afk020
Location @centralemarkthal
Part of @openmonumentendagamsterdam

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture

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Analog 10.2 x 10.2 vintage pictures. Helmond, the Netherlands in the late 1980s.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #analoggraffiti #analogphotography #helmondgraffiti

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HIGH (RIP)
Never forgotten. King forever!

#riphigh #highcbs #dutchgraffitilibrary

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Dj ALIEN the Underground Master Mixtape 01 Special gold tape edition, inc booklet. Last 2 photo slides by Disz, Rotterdam 1986 and outline by Jean.

Thanks to @dj_manyfast_dutchgems and @dutchhiphoparchive

In the early 80’s DJ ALIEN was one of the first generation of hip hop DJ’s from Rotterdam, alongside DJ DCS and DJ SAVE.
He was a member of legendary crews like the Dynamic Rockers, Moonrunners, Timedrillers and Clan Stronghold and one of the earliest members of the Bad Boyz posse.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #dutchhiphoparchive #alien20000

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A peek into 1 of our scrapbooks from the early 90s. Writers from Amsterdam, Leiden, Rotterdam Haarlem, Utrecht, Dordrecht, Arnhem and Zwolle are represent inc a few foreign visitors....

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #analogphotography #analoggraffiti #grafffiticulture

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We never stop diggin’ and looking for nice expansion of the collection.

Sure shot!

@demonfuzz_records
Rotterdam

#dutchgraffitilibrary #aboutgraffiticulture #itsaboutgraffiticulture #grafffiticulture #

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The characteristic yellow buses with white roofs were eye-catchers in the 80s and 90s. Especially the interiors and stops were regularly tagged. It was mainly the writers from places where there were no trains who used them to get around, go to school or simply return home after nighttime adventures.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #ijm85 #nzh #graffitiheritage #grafffiticulture

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Criminal Radical Writers at Sydney- doomside, 1985. Vintage pics with writen notes by Disz.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #disz #sydneygraffiti #grafffiticulture #analogphotography #analoggraffiti #graffitiheritage

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VERF IN ANTWERPEN
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Photos selected from the archive of Belgium based spotters. Panels shot between 06 & 20 with digital camera’s.
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9 booklets based on different train types.
50 copies of this box world wide, 2020.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #grafffiticulture #graffitizine #verfinantwerpen

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Metropolis M - issue 6, 1990. Special about the 80s including an interview with Martijn Sanders (former director Concertgebouw Amsterdam) as a collector and his view of graffiti as an art movement.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #graffitiarticle #grafffiticulture #amsterdamgraffiti #graffitihistory #postgraffiti

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The next step in history. Nice to see that exactly 20 years after the publication of the book 'Amsterdam graffiti, The Battle of Waterloo' the place is put on the map again. Great initiative by @reesysam (last slide) to bring the old and new elite together at this heritage spot.
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@lotteterwel
@arjanrienko
@mokumse_muurtjes

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Save the date
September 14 & 15
Dutch Graffiti Library
Centrale Markthal Amsterdam

A museum dedicated to the history of graffiti culture told through objects and stories of the Dutch Graffiti Library collection.

Doors will be open during @openmonumentendagamsterdam @centralemarkthal
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Backed by @afk020

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture

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Left hand. Antwerp City-Art magazine. Complete series issues 1 - 7, published in 2021 through 2023.
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A series that perfectly conveys the undeground flavor and culture, beautifully designed while maintaining essence. Inspired by and through the first IG-times issue. published by by #nokkioinstituteofzines

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #antwerpencityart #graffitizine #grafffiticulture #graffitiheritage #graffitimagazine

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The RAMMELLZEE-paper, published by Gallery Steinmetz, Amsterdam 1988. In relation to the opening of the exhibition.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #rammellzee #galleriesteinmetz #grafffiticulture #graffitihistory

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Magazine 'Wordt Vervolgd' issue 12, 1985. For many children in the Netherlands, a first introduction to the graffiti scene. Reflected in the sketches and pieces that were added to submitted letters. The 'exemplary' behavior of comic characters Sjors & Sjimmie appeals to many young kids.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #sjorsensjimmie @robertvanderkroft #graffitiarticle #grafffiticulture

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Tonight we visited the exhibition
‘Kontempererrie Kunst'
@vrijpaleis Amsterdam

In the group exhibition, young Amsterdam makers from different disciplines respond to Amsterdam anno 2024. Driven by a love for their city, this exhibition not only celebrates the beauty, raw edges and stubbornness of Amsterdam's inhabitants, but also critiques social themes such as gentrification, slippage and increasing individualism.
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@komtempererrie.kunst

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An insert folder of graffiti writer Joes from the old box of the attic. Containing a collection of sketches and scribbles by various graffiti writers from the late 1980s.

#itsaboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #joesdcf #grafffiticulture #graffitiheritage #dynamiccrimeforce #ijm85 @djoeziefruit

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Just to let you know... we are moving forward. Enjoy the summer vacation and after that dessert will be served!

Dutch Graffiti Library.
Call it a museum dedicated to the history of graffiti culture told through objects and stories from our collection.

Keep an eye on this channel for dates and how to reach the @centralemarkthal

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture

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Traditionally, the summer months are a time of Graffiti jams and gettin’ up together. Valuable times to relax, meet old friends and catch up.
It’s about graffiti culture.
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Slides from the personal archives, The Hague and Haarlem.

#itsaboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #thehaguehiphop #grafffiticulture #analogphotography

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NASH.
Rest in peace king.

Our thoughts are with your family and friends. We wish them strength and power with this big loss.

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NEW ZINE 🔥 SHAVE WOW
Grab your copy @stickit_publishing

Early blackbooks that date back to 1988-1989 and mid-’90s. They contain an incredible collection of early graffiti drawings by SHAVE and his companions.

The publication was compiled by @henny_overbeek and @stickit_publishing in collaboration with @dutch_graffiti_library

A selection of object and remnants from this publication is currently on display at @centraalmuseum as part of the exhibition ‘Spray and Stitch’.

#shavewow #zine #graffiti #utrecht #blackbook #graffitiutrecht #blackbookgraffiti

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Crime Time as seen from the highway on 1 of our trips to Paris in the late 1980s and linked to 1 of our photos from the collection. Always cool to unlock rare stuff.

#itsaboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary @original_bando #parisgraffiti #analoggraffiti

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Today we visited the grand opening of the expo ‘Spray and Stitch’ in Centraal Museum Utrecht.

Utrecht has played a significant role in developing graffiti culture since the 1980s. It is a cradle for writers with style, individuality, quality and quantity.

Today they get a well-deserved stage in Centraal Museum together on display with NY graffiti from the early days.

Next level connection!

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@henny_overbeek
@clu.movement
@stickit_publishing
@centraalmuseum
@crestroyalty
@space_odyssey_2001
@apache_insta

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #utrechtgraffiti #newyorkgraffiti

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Zwolle, 1989. The old factory. Traveling the country by train, discovering spots, meeting like-minded people, getting up and taking pics.

#itsaboutgraffiticulture #grafffiticulture #theoldfactory #zwollegraffiti #dutchgraffitilibrary #laseshot #dezkdfb #deffutuboys #blackbooksketch

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Record sleeve Jack to the sound of the underground by Hithouse, 1988.
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Hithouse was the alias of Rijswijker Peter Slaghuis (RIP), an influential Dutch producer of disco remixes, hip-hop and later house. Together with Ben Liebrand, he put remix culture on the map in the Netherlands in the 1980s.
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Last slide two stills taken from the video clip.

#itsaboutgraffiticulture #grafffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #hithouse #thehaguegraffiti #recordsleevegrafffiti #graffitivinyl #freshtsf #thesplitforce

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Back in the days we visit Utrecht on a regulare base. Made great shots, memories and more.... to be continued next week.

@henny
@clu.movement
@stickit
@centraalmuseum

#itsaboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #utrechtgraffiti #grafffiticulture

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Eindhoven and surroundings, 1989. By exchanging photos you were up to date on the development of graffiti culture and the top writers from other parts of the country.

@phetworld @deshamer.graffiti #eindhovengraffiti #itsaboutgraffiticulture #grafffiticulture #analoggraffiti #analogphotography

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June 21, 1988 ORANJE by Oase & Tear, Alkmaar. Everyone knows the story!

#itsaboutgraffiticulture #21juni1988 #grafffiticulture #oasegvb #europeanchampionship

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PLASTIC SUNSET.
Development of graffiti. Fabulous style writer Bag/Mucho from Oslo, Norway. @punjabikimchi
Catch the zine by @u.dig_official

Added to the Dutch Graffiti Library collection #itsaboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #plasticsunset

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Last weekend at the U.J. Klaren Playground a new chapter was added to Amsterdam's graffiti history.

Check @graffiti_database for the full content and story!

#itsaboutgraffiticulture #amsterdamgraffiti #grafffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #heinekenplein

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Notes of a counter-culture, random pages from a blackbook, late 1988 and beyond.
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Part of the Dutch Graffiti Library collection

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #blackbook #ijm85 #grafffiticulture #blackbooksketch

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We visit ‘No more heroes’ Art from the Eighties @museumhelmond

An exhibit that focuses on looking back to a time when for the first time, American graffiti artists were given a platform in galleries or museums. Curated by Henk Pijnenburg.

Museum Helmond is one of the few places in the Netherlands where 1980s painting is represented so well: from graffiti to neo-expressionist movements such as Figuration Libre and the Neue Wilden.

#itsaboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #newyorkpostgraffiti #postgraffiti #graffitiheritage

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Fanzine. Section Urbaine #0, 2024. The new kid on the graffiti press block. Edition of 300 copies including an interview with Bando, Crime Time Kings. 👌🏼

@original_bando @fan_z_ine #dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture

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Metro Art in the Metropolis - by Marianne Strom. Published by Art Creation Realisation, hardcover edition 1994.

Marianne Ström is an art historian, writer and photographer, with a PhD in history of art from the Pantheon-Sorbonne University. She study centres upon the subterranean art and architecture of underground stations, selected from some twenty countries.

Amsterdam represent to the max!

#itsaboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #aboutgraffiiticulture #marianneström #metroartinthemetropolis #graffiticulture #riphigh

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Preserved!
Red-brown steel freight wagons with a painting on the side.

@boris_tellegen

#itsaboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary

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Photo sheets featuring pieces by well-known Amsterdam writers from the 2000s. TWICE & GEAR LD were all over the city with a strong focus on walls and rooftops along public transport.

#itsaboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #amsterdamgraffiti #grafffiticulture

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Watching my name go by, 2024.

#itsaboutgraffiticulture #graffitiheritage #newyorkgraffiti #kingofkings

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Folklore, pottery, pancakes and graffiti competitions at annual street markets [De braderie]. The Netherlands 1988.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture
#grafffiticulture #culturalheritage #kreakunstmarkt

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This month of May 2024 marks exactly 20 years since the book 'Amsterdam Graffiti The Battle of Waterloo' was released. In the past weeks we posted some background information and unknown material to mark this occasion.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #amsterdamgraffitithebattleofwaterloo slide 1 and 2 pictures by @againamsterdam

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Yesterday, launch of the book: 121/183
761 photos of red-brown steel freight wagons with a painting on the side.

@boris_tellegen said: “This book is the catalog of a project. The project came about just like that, if there is such a thing as just like that. It was not planned in advance; it started as a one-time act of painting for old times' sake. That one time became two times, and then, why not one more time.”

The first painting of this project was made and photographed in 2011, the last one in 2023.

Grateful for this highlight in Dutch graffiti culture. Grab your copy before it's too late at apaperbook.com

@falns121

#dutchgraffitilibrary #itsaboutgraffiticulture #deltainc #grafffiticulture #amsterdamgraffiti

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