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DIAMONDS – Moving Cathedrals
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The Berlin based DIAMONDS crew is a collective of writers who made a name for themselves by traditional stylewriting careers. When the group formed in the late 2000s each member brought in ideas and practices which went far beyond usual writing.

Moving Cathedrals mainly consists of traffic shots from the painted S-Bahn cars, which sometimes have been in traffic for days or only a few hours.

Besides the unique content the book comes with beautiful details like an debossed hardcover, oversize format and two different kinds of paper. A true gem and must have!
Publisher: @hitzerot_ 

#movingcathedrals #diamondscrew #berlingraffiti #aboutgraffiticulture #graffitiheritage #dutchgraffitilibrary

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Tram 9 from Central Station past De Munt to Ajax stadium De Meer on the Middenweg in Amsterdam, early 90s.

#aboutgraffiticulture #stadiondemeer #tram9 #graffitiheritage #graffiticulture #amsterdamgraffiti #catt22 #crimetimekings #tramgraffiti

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Zedz, Milan Italy 2014. Original artwork, sketch is made on the flip side of the ATM (Azienda Trasporti Milanesi) railway ticket. The piece is painted track side at the same route as mentioned on the ticket. 

#aboutgraffiticulture
#graffitiheritage #graffiticulture @instazedz #dutchgraffitilibrary #milangraffiti #dopestylekings

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Flyer Wild Style movie jam. Mid 90s Berlin. Design: Bad Boys Crew

#aboutgraffiticulture #wildstyle #graffitiheritage #berlingraffiti #wildstylemovie

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The New York City Rap Tour - words by @davidreporting and photos by @janettephoto Publication in relation to Beyond The Streets London. Curated & Founded by: @rogergastman

#newyorkcityraptour #aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #beyondthestreets #graffitiheritage

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Work in progress Museum About Graffiti Culture by @barker_latex_spuiten

More info in the upcoming months!

#aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary

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Radio-izm, New York early 1986 Follow-up in line with today's post by @boris_tellegen Maybe this will give a little more insight. Quest for knowledge.

Photos by Cat22. #aboutgraffiticulture #graffitiheritage #newyorkgraffiti

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Rap Graffiti- UK released 1985. Lyrics by Fab-5-Freddy, Phase 2, Grandmixer D.S.T., Futura 2000, The Smurfs. 

Words by – David Toop, author of the book Rap Attack: African Jive to New York Hip Hop

#aboutgraffiticulture #davidtroop #newyorkgraffiti #graffitiheritage #rapgraffiti #futura2000 @futuradosmil @fab5freddy #ripphase2 #grandmixerdst

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Tonight we received the sad message that one of the first Amsterdam graffiti writers Dr. Air passed away. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. May he rest in peace!

#ripdrair

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Magic Jezis Shoe Delta,  Amsterdam early days Amstelveld footage 84/85. 

#aboutgraffiticulture #amsterdamgraffiti @nielsshoemeulman @boris_tellegen #magicgvb #godsviciousbabies #unitedstreetartists #shoectk #amsterdamstyle

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Mode 2 - “Scoped". Print on 300g/sm archival paper. Originally published by PYMCA (PoW) in 2003. Individually sprayed by Mode 2 in 2022.. Edition #13/29

The original artwork was exhibited at the Lichtfabriek in Haarlem in the mid-1990s along with work by Delta.

@mode2official #mode2 #aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #graffitiheritage

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Kunst Ten Toon. Study book of art history and art appreciation for high school students in the Netherlands, published in the early 90s by Wolters-Noordhoff, Groningen

Jeff Koons - Rabbit 1986
Dondi - Children of the Grave Again 1980
Piet Mondriaan. Compositie met rood, geel en blauw 1920
Vincent van Gogh - Korenveld met cypressen 1889

#aboutgraffiticulture #dondiwhite #pietmondriaan #vangogh #jeffkoons #kunsttentoon

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EINE STADT WIRD BUNT. Hamburg Graffiti History 1980-1999
Exhibition Catalogue
The catalogue is a guide as well as an extension to the exhibition at Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte. 

144 pages, 20 cm x 26 cm, softcover Language: German / English Publisher: Mirko Reisser, Frank Petering, Andreas Timm, Oliver Nebel

@museum_hamburgische_geschichte

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Publication with photos about old New York tags & pieces by @matt.weber.photos 

Matt Weber has been working as a photographer since the early 1980’s and shooting mainly black and white film.

Thanks to @hhscumbag #newyorkgraffiti #mattweber #aboutgraffiticulture #graffitiheritage #namewriting

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Mikosa magazine  issue 2,3,4,5,6 + box.

Mikosa Foundation was launched in Amsterdam in 2005 together with Morcky Galmacci, Rocco The Boghe and Francesco Lordi. As a magazine, and a platform for creative talentz 

To combine a mix of handcrafted, original styles for the sake of promoting a range of contemporary art: This includes graffiti, street art, web design, video installations, rough sketches, dirty drips, even scribbles. It’s about fresh ideas and originality: Versatility, creativity, and artistic vision.Every publication features 10 artists, and each artist is given four A4 sized pages; all of which are produced in black and white. The magazine runs on a maximum of 250 pieces.

#mikosamagazine #mikosa #graffitiheritage #aboutgraffiticulture #zines

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Kladmuur publication.. snippets from the projects involved with focus on the process, size A4 - full colour - 2023.

Thanks to @kladmuur 

#groningengraffiti #aboutgraffiticulture #graffitiheritage #graffitiiserfgoed

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Ballantine’s inspiration ad… 
Whats the story about this one?

@dazeworldnyc #keithharing #newyorkgraffiti #aboutgraffiticulture @ballantines  #aboutgraffiticulture #graffitiheritage

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Never Ending Story originals by Zwolle’s finest aka Serch NES TM7 OK.. and a full colour Xerox from 92 till 22.. Thanks 2 the man himself.

#aboutgraffiticulture #nescrew #onewaykids #graffitiheritage #graffitidrawing #graffiticulture #serchtm7 #dutchgraffitilibrary

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The World of Simon Carmiggelt is a 1983 Dutch movie by Bert Haanstra. The story is based on eight short columns by Simon Carmiggelt in the daily Amsterdam newspaper Het Parool.

#aboutgraffiticulture

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Vonpopp issue no. 6 and Orgie issue no. 6 - zines from Utrecht 1981. Text about punk culture and name writing from the Mods.

#aboutgraffiticulture #utrechtgraffiti #namewriting #vonpopp #zines #graffitiheritage #punkgraffiti

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Original button campaign Vernielen is geen "KUNST" (Destroying is not "art"). At the beginning of the 1980s there was a lot of vandalism on public transport in Rotterdam. Therefore, in 1984 the campaign Vernielen is geen "KUNST" is started by the RET. In the anti-vandal center, young people are made aware of the consequences of vandalism.

Clip (slide 2) taken from Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid.
Button collection Dutch Graffiti Library thanks to @modernevormen 

#rotterdamgraffiti #aboutgraffiticulture #graffitiheritage #graffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary

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American artist Keith Haring
May 4, 1958 - February 16, 1990

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Zwols Historisch Tijdschrift - jaargang 39 issue 3. Graffiti in Zwolle; van 1980 tot heden.

Collection expansion with local stuff. #aboutgraffiticulture #serchnes #zwollegraffiti

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Ghost “GEE" Print. Archival Pigment Print on Moab Entrada 300 gms art paper. Edition of only 50.  Large  24″× 20″. Signed and numbered by @cousinfrank_ris 

#aboutgraffiticulture #ghostris #newyorkgraffiti #postgraffiti #graffitiheritage #postgraffiti #dutchgraffitilibrary

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We are ready! Stap zaterdag en zondag  binnen bij @foundation.nl, maak kennis met de one and only Amsterdam Hip Hop Academy en ervaar waar jongeren in de jaren ‘80 zich door lieten inspireren en hun kennis vandaan haalden over graffiti als onderdeel van hiphop culture.

Locatie: 	Foundation, Bijlmerplein 141, Amsterdam
Wanneer: 	zaterdag 11 & zondag 12 februari 
Tijd: 	13.00 - 17.00 uur 
Toegang: 	gratis 

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#hiphopculture #Graffitiheritage #streetart #hiphopiserfgoed #graffitiiserfgoed #foundationnl #educatie #obaamsterdam #zuidoost #aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary

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New heritage in the making. Maniakken Stoppen Nooit! 09-02-2023…

#maniakenstoppennooit #aboutgraffiticulture @__love___me___tender__ @oldhelsinki #shavewow #cultneedanddedication #graffiti

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Stap zaterdag en zondag  binnen bij @foundation.nl, maak kennis met de one and only Amsterdam Hip Hop Academy en ervaar waar jongeren in de jaren ‘80 zich door lieten inspireren en hun kennis vandaan haalden over graffiti als onderdeel van hiphop culture.

Locatie: 	Foundation, Bijlmerplein 141, Amsterdam
Wanneer: 	zaterdag 11 & zondag 12 februari 
Tijd: 	13.00 - 17.00 uur 
Toegang: 	gratis 

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#hiphopculture #Graffitiheritage #streetart #hiphopiserfgoed #graffitiiserfgoed #foundationnl #educatie #obaamsterdam #zuidoost #aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary

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Foundation x OBA organiseert op zaterdag 11 februari 2023 een lezing onder het thema hiphop is erfgoed. Luister om 18:00 uur in de OBA aan het Bijlmerplein naar de story van Dutch Graffiti Library. Wat begon als verzamelen op basis van do-it-yourself-mentality groeide uit tot een collectie over graffiticultuur die een inspiratiebron vormt voor geïnteresseerden, erfgoed professionals, museums en de generatie die nu opgroeit.

Hosted by: 	Foundation - Amsterdam Hip Hop Academy
Locatie: 	OBA Bijlmerplein | Bijlmerplein 393 | Amsterdam
Wanneer: 	zaterdag 11 februari
Aanvang: 	18.00 uur 
Toegang: 	gratis
Voor aanmeldingen stuur een mail naar info@foundation.nl

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#hiphopculture #Graffitiheritage #streetart #hiphopiserfgoed #graffitiiserfgoed #foundationnl #educatie #obaamsterdam #zuidoost #aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary

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Delta and on the balcony a Crime by Nar, Apollolaan Amsterdam 1986 Montessorischool.

#aboutgraffiticulture #deltainc #amsterdamgraffiti #amsterdamoudzuid

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PURE T-shirt silkscreen design by Bando CTK, 1995. In relation to the record album Obscure Funk Instrumentals on label Pure Records, France. Done in the Dam by @original_bando in times when the TBHead-quarters with @the.gamesmith had full control over the screen printing machine.

#aboutgraffiticulture
#purerecords #crimetimekings thanks to Angel CTK. #graffitiheritage #graffititshirt

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Besides being a graffiti artist and painter, Laser 3.14 is also a poet, leaving his socially critical street poems on fences and construction sites. Creating poetry for over 15 years, Laser 3.14’s name is inseparable from any conversation about post- graffiti art.

When the city sleeps he takes his time to be creative. With pre-composed street poems on paper, he goes out and creates a piece of awareness on the streets of Amsterdam. Thanks @laser314 for this great gift! A real graffiti culture highlight which is now part of the Dutch Graffiti Library collection.

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On slides recent work in the past and present by Laser 3.14.

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Check also @o.d.gallery for the exhibition: BECAUSE WE MUST by Perishable Rush and Laser 3.14. On display until March 12, 2023.

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Pictures street work @graffiti_database

#aboutgraffiticulture

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Delta Jaz Master Shoe 1985 Vondelbrug

#aboutgraffiticulture #vondelbrug #unitedstreetartists @boris_tellegen @jasperkrabbe @nielsshoemeulman

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Original RATP ticket - Paris 1987. Departure point Sacré-Cœur destination La Chapelle at the Stalingrad area.

#aboutgraffiticulture #graffitiheritage #bandoctk @original_bando #parisgraffiti #ratp #stalingradparis #ijm85

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Vroeger was niet alles beter, maar… zeker wel de stadions. Die hadden karakter en eigenheid. De stadions die in dit boek aan bod komen – Beatrixstraat, Bornsestraat, De Alkmaarderhout, De Baandert, De Meer, Het Diekman, Oosterpark, Kaalheide, Nieuw Monnikenhuize, Sportpark Noord en Zuiderpark – zijn voor veel voetbalgeneraties een tweede thuis geweest. De ziel van de club was gebeiteld in de tribunes en terug te zien in de graffiti.

@staantribune #staantribune #aboutgraffiticulture #footballculture #verdwenenstadions

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Mid 90s post graffiti T-shirt silkscreen stuff by Angel and Ice straight out of the studio at the time known as the TBHead-Quarters.

The cut out serie added to the DGL collection thanks to @the.gamesmith 

#aboutgraffiticulture
#graffitiheritage
#godsviciousbabies
#thebabyhype #crimetimekings #amsterdamgraffiti

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Its coocky time kiddies. Custom made Atomic Baby Clone, alter-ego TOY of the original Gods Vicious Baby ANGEL GVB TBH CTK!

TOY #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 ~ DM for info.

#aboutgraffiticulture #crimetimekings #godsviciousbabies #postgraffiti #stararena #atomicbabyclones #yourfavoritewritersfavoritewriter support @the.gamesmith

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CTK Boxer Mode2 T-shirt around '87 with on the back a Krylon Def Jam logo combi. Part of these designs are also used in pieces by Boxer and @mode2official 

Thanks to Angel CTK @the.gamesmith 

#crimetimekings #boxerctk #mode2 #graffitiheritage #aboutgraffiticulture

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Ze zijn heel eigentijds bezig ... Robert van der Kroft, Jean and Jale, BadBoyz Inc. Rotterdam 1986.

@robertvanderkroft @faiselrajjab #badboyzinc #rotterdamgraffiti #aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #sjorsensjimmie

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The gems are out there... doors of Amsterdam 2023 eighties heritage under the lock and key of Rhyme GVB CBS and Raper GVB TBH

#aboutgraffiticulture #graffitidoors #graffitiheritage #graffiticulture

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A mixed group of national and international graffiti writers on this wall represents the late 70s, 80s and early 90s graffiti culture in the Pieter Pauwstraat, Amsterdam picture DGL early 90's.

#aboutgraffiticulture

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De Uitbraak, Space is the Place, Rotterdam, 1985 commercial job by Gian and Gavin ETA crew. 'De Uitbraak' was a youth center in South Rotterdam located at De Slinge where New Wave music was played. At the end of the 1980s, the New Wave atmosphere disappeared and 'De Uitbraak' centre was named Pompeii and more and more the 'gabbers' took over the building.

Photo's: Jeroen de Haan

#aboutgraffiticulture #rotterdamgraffiti #graffiticulture #deuitbraak #graffitiart #graffitiheritage

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The Smurfs – Smurf For What It's Worth. Added to the collection the missing fifth part with the Futura2000 backcover connection painting.

#aboutgraffiticulture
#futura2000 #graffitirecordsleeve #graffiticulture #graffitiart #thesmurfs

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Wednesday, 1 January 1986, New York City. The New Year's Day walk 37 years ago as described and photographed by Disz (RIP) and published in the book Disz The first Dutch writer bombing the New York City subway.
 
"Today I went on the 2-line and went to Brooklyn and there I also went on the 3-line check things out but there wasn’t much graffiti at all. From the B-Line I got on the A-Line with the intention to go through another area of Brooklyn but I got on the train that went the wrong way. I could have changed over easily but I decided to stay in the train and went to 125th Street in Harlem, where I got off the train. Before I got on the A-Line I had to change from train to train and so got on the L-Line which is only a short connection line but there was a really def piece by ‘Kev’ with a devil with it. When I walked through 125th Street it was good to see that the place Bobby Robinson and Paul Winley which I only knew from ‘The Rap Attack’ are still around. They weren’t open today because it’s a holiday and that’s probably why there wasn’t much happening there but I will be back. Walking on the street one female ask me whether I wanted a ‘clear’ whatever that may be. I was asked whether I wanted ‘Roxanne’ or ‘Bar’, by two dudes, which I think is dope. I’m not familiar with their terms but still I don’t feel the need to buy any dope. On my way to 34th Street of course I had to go past the ‘Eye of the Tiger’ and have a look and I also had another look at the pieces on the schoolyard there and I tried to figure out on how to reach them so I can take a photo of em cause they’re bad. Around the school I discovered the tags of Doze and Dondi and especially by the last one I was impressed cause I still would like to get down with Dondi. The tags of Doze and Dondi remanded me of the writing of the Ex Vandals that I saw in Brooklyn."

Slide 1/2: the schoolyard
Slide 3/4: Kev’ with a devil with it by @kev_tm7_
Slide 5/6: Eye of the Tiger by @bill.blast 

Published by Dutch Graffiti Library. Happy 2023. #aboutgraffiticulture #disz #graffiticulture

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At the end of the year 2022, we look back on the past 12 months in which new collaborations have arisen, exhibitions realized, a pitch is won, inspiration shared and publications made. The Dutch Graffiti Library collection is enriched again this year with meaningful objects that contribute to the preservation of graffiti culture.

We wish everyone a very happy New Year. Many thanks for the support, and we look forward to 2023!

... keep you posted. 
Sanne, Richard, Marcel

Various activities About Graffiti Culture made possible by @mondriaanfonds 

#aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary

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MC Redzone - Image is everything released by @dj_manyfast_dutchgems  Limited promo edition and as extra the handwritten notes used for the backcover. A 8-inch vinyl of the Leiden based @redzoneleiden with cover design by Scage. 

Thanks to @dj_manyfast_dutchgems for this  one and the extras, highly appreciated. 

#hiphopculture #leidengraffiti #aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffiti #graffitirecordsleeve

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Merry X-mas, Panic in R'dam, 1988 by Saine published in FreeStyle magazine.

In April 1987 'FreeStyle magazine' is launched in the Netherlands. An A4 to A5 folded zine characterized by the light blue cover. No fewer than 32 editions appeared in the period 1987 – 1990. In November 1989, with the production of #20, the characteristic A5 format was abandoned and it appeared on A4.

#freestylemagazine scans by @nastysons #aboutgraffiticulture #sainercv #rotterdamgraffiti

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Holland Graffiti in 1987 was the first major retrospective of graffiti art featuring work by writers from the Netherlands. From the street to the museum was literally what happened, writers translated what they had created the night before on desolate train stations, in abandoned tunnels or on the street to the wooden canvas.

#aboutgraffiticulture #graffiticulture #hollandgraffiti #graffitiart

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Selone DSK, INC, TFP just a kid growing up... 

#selone
#aboutgraffiticulture
#king
#yourfavoritewritersfavoritewriter

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Last week we paid a short visit to 'World of Graffiti' in The Hague. A new place where you can see and experience the graffiti story of the Haaglanden region. 

A great initiative that contributes to the overall story of graffiti culture and its exponents! 

Congrats @worldofgraffiti.nl 

#thehaguegraffiti #worldofgraffiti

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Today we received a nice set with hunderd plus photos from the period 1986/87 Amsterdam and Zoetermeer. The great thing about this set is that it contains many distance photos and not just clean pieces, but also the further development of layers with tags and battered work. Taken and high-quality finished, credits @hugomulder_dhm Thanks for this digital adjustment to the collection much appreciated.

Slide 1 INCrime by Delta 
Slide 2 Kaz High (RIP) Daze
Slide 3 Vondelpark 1986

#hugomulder #aboutgraffiticulture  #graffiticulture #amsterdamgraffiti
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