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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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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 @hugomulderdhm 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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After a period of preparation and research, we started the realization of a number short movies from material created in the mid-1990s by Dutch graffiti writers themselves.

Through the use of simple camcorders, pieces on walls and subways were documented in the form of moving images. These moving images are unique and show how a group of like-minded people document their own heritage in an appropriate way.

The videos confirm that the value of moving images is not always in depth of field, color balance or composition, but in the story it tells. The raw and authentic character of this never-before-seen material, supplemented with short statements by graffiti writers themselves, creates a unique cultural experience and a glimpse into young heritage from the streets.

About Graffiti Culture - the short movies.
Broadcast online early 2023.
Made possible by the @mondriaanfonds

#aboutgraffiticulture #theshortmovies #graffiticulture #graffitiheritage

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Wordt Vervolgd was a mid-1980s Dutch television program about cartoons and comics, presented and produced by Han Peekel. (RIP December 13, 2022).

In 1985 there was a partnership with the comic weekly Eppo. The name of that magazine was changed to Eppo Wordt Vervolgd and Han Peekel became actively involved with the content of the magazine, without incidentally being part of the editorial staff.

The magazine and, to a lesser extent, the TV program contributed a lot to the spread and perception of graffiti culture. The Badboyz Inc. from Rotterdam had a starring role in comics, contests and clips.

#riphanpeekel #wordtvervolgd #aboutgraffiticulture

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Some snapshots from the late eighties out of the dusty Dutch Graffiti Library crates labeled as the private photo archive/blackbooks.

#ijm85 #graffiticulture #aboutgraffiticulture #dynamiccrimeforce #haarlemgraffiti

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Street Sounds Hip Hop 22 - UK version 1988. Coverart by Ace & Terice.

#aboutgraffiticulture #graffitiart #graffitirecordsleeve #ukhiphop #streetsounds #electro22

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Archive folder, size A3 fully drawn and sketched by the writer JAWS. The folder was used in 1989 up to 1991 at the Grafisch Lyceum Amsterdam.

Thanks to @graffiti_database for this special object from a bygone era. Collection highlight.

#aboutgraffiticulture #grafischlyceumamsterdam #graffitiheritage #amsterdamgraffiti #graffitculture #graffitisketch

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Zeef rewind 1989 - 2022 a miniature interfrigo fishing train that takes us back to where it all started for us, IJmuiden along the North Sea Canal, under the smoke of the Hoogovens on the verge of closed railway lines, decay, bunkers and industry. An end station for many, the starting point for us. In the shadow of Amsterdam and Haarlem.

In IJmuiden a clear horizon is impossible to find, there is an abundance of industry and companies, many streets look dilapidated, seagulls squawk and the wind is always blowing.... IJmuiden was our playground where in these days kids of just 13 years old illustrious alter egos made up as Spike, Mr. Master, Reno, Sake, Joes, Lase, Shot, Shane and Zeef who took the marker in hand for this retrospective. Thanks @spoorwegpolitie

#aboutgraffiticulture #ijm85 #personalmemories #graffitiheritage #graffiticulture #interfrigo #zeeffmb

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Urban Heritage Hip-hop edition grab your copy now @mrgraffiti.shop

#urbanheritage #graffitiheritage #aboutgraffiticulture #hiphopdontstop #hiphopheritage #dutchgraffitilibrary #rocksteadypark @bill.blast #newyorkgraffiti @norfside_archives #tbe #subwaygraffiti bwaygr

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Rhone Shy 1986 and Angel Rhyme 1990, classic rooftop spot along the tracks between Amsterdam Central Station and Sloterdijk at the corner Plantciusstraat/Haarlemmerhouttuinen.

#aboutgraffiticulture @the.gamesmith @stararena.art #dutchgraffitilibrary #amsterdamgraffiti #rhonewow #analogphotography #rooftopgraffiti

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Some publications don't get the attention they deserve. This is one of them, the new Hot Stuff issue 11. Great content and photos on the cutting edge of Hip-hop, graffiti, New York art scene and street culture. A top edition done by @disco_patrick Comes with fresh poster.

#hotstuffmagazine #aboutgraffiticulture #graffitiheritage #aboutgraffiticulture #sender #rappinmaxrobot

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Backyard of the Louvre Museum 1987, the world's most-visited museum, and a historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo. Outside was the real deal going on....

Pictures by DGL on a schooltrip early 1987. #aboutgraffiticulture #graffitiheritage #parisgraffiti @museelouvre @original_bando

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Home is where the heart is. Graffiti project City of Delft 2012. Digital files and small publication. Graphic design by Tot en met ontwerpen - Photography by Bart Kemps. Thanks to @nathalievanderhak

#delftgraffiti #aboutgraffiticulture #totenmetontwerpen #bartkemps #graffitiheritage

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Completion decoration of 13th floor Unity Program for tomorrow's Dutch Creativity Festival, Amsterdam. During the Festival, you are invited to explore the powerful story and potent potential of hip hop with Edson, Patta and his friends. With Dutch Graffiti Library, the space is transformed into a visual ode to hip hops expression and history.

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Entrance to the Unity program, dedicated to the birth of hip hop and its influence on the world of creative ideas!

Curated by @edsonbarbapapa
Sat 19.11 @clubadcn

‘HIP HOP DON’T STOP'. Mone, Asure and Ray, TBE-crew. Amsterdam subway early 1990s.

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Koekrand 53, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, March 1981 Editor: Johan Van Leeuwen (RIP), press: 450 Size: A4 with a handmade two tone poster roughly stapled into the inner cover. Added to the DGL collection.

Koekrant was an Amsterdam based zine that was produced from 1977 up to the mid eighties. It was a punk zine and, like its contemporaries at the time, covered the punk scene and music in Amsterdam with the notable difference being that Koekrant featured literary work as well. The cover sometimes had stencilwork as well as being photocopied. It was also sometimes written under a different name such as Koecrandt, Coekrandt, Koekkrant, Koekrand, and Coekrant.

Years later the Nieuwe Koekrant was released by Johan van Leeuwen which lasted several years. In total there were more than a hundred issues of Koekrant written. (Source Zinewiki).

#aboutgraffiticulture #punkgraffiti #koekrand #dianaozon @dianaozon @hugokaagman #punkheritage #graffiticulture #zebrahuis #galleryanus #drieluikzaandam

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The book has arrived! After a long time of waiting through setbacks and unexpected twists, Alias Press truly drops an absolute highlight in the champions league of publishing about graffiti!

In Tales from Belgium, @aliaspress did an unprecedentedly deep 6-year research into the roots of graffiti writing on passenger trains in the publishing house’s home country of Belgium.

Pictures: The limited edition TALES FROM BELGIUM book with a handmade textile backing taken from a first class seat from one of Belgium’s ‘Piggy’ trains. The yellow stripe down the front of the book indicates that it is first class. Signed and numbered number 53/56. Collection Dutch Graffiti Library.

824 pages, Hardcover. Two different papers types. English text

Catch your copy before it's too late!

#talesfrombelgium #aboutgraffiticulture #dutchgraffitilibrary #graffitiheritage #graffiticulture #belgiumgraffiti

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Collecting is not something we have been doing since the last few years. It's in our DNA. Starting in the mid-80s, visiting libraries, stations and cities and documenting graffiti culture with photos, articles and other curiosities.

Here are some snapshots from the teenet bedroom in the parental home around 1989/90.

#ijm85 #aboutgraffiticulture #graffitiheritage #graffiticulture #analogphotography #analoggraffiti #graffitibode #vintagepictures

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Celebrating unity

Explore on Saturday november, 19 the powerful story and potent potential of Hip Hop with Edson, Patta and his friends at Dutch Creativity Festival in Amsterdam. With Dutch Graffiti Library, the space will be transformed into a visual ode to hip hops expression and history.

More info? Check @clubadcn

@edsonbarbapapa @patta_nl #dutchcreativityfestival #adcn #hiphipdontstop #aboutgraffiticulture #hiphopculture picture thanks to @norfside_archives

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From being in the middle of everything in New York to the meditative Huntington Beach, Pablo Calogero (AKA COCA82) now has the Air to breathe. The jazz musician and former graffiti legend is featured on Writers on Wax: The Sound of Graffiti Volume 2. Check out for a good long read the link in bio of @ruyzdael

#thesoundofgraffiti #aboutgraffiticulture #ruyzdael

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Raw Mean Data Machine IMN 96. Delta INC. Amsterdam 1995 #5/70. Silkscreen on metal.

@boris_tellegen #dutchgraffitilibrary #deltainc #postgraffiti #aboutgraffiticulture #graffitiheritage #culturalheritage #boristellegen

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'Exhibition 001: POST GRAFFITI' Catalogue by @rogergastman for @control.gallery inaugural exhibition POST GRAFFITI, featuring a diverse range of emerging and established artists with roots in graffiti and street art. The catalogue also includes images of rare ephemera from Roger Gastman's personal archive and a great contribution by @seanc74

Featured Artists:
Blake Kunin, CHITO, Conor Harrington, CRASH, Eric HAZE, Felipe Pantone, FUTURA2000, Gregory Rick, KATSU, Kenny Scharf, Lady Pink, MADSAKI, Maya Hayuk, Nehemiah Cisneros, Othelo Gervacio, Ozzie Juarez, Paul Flores, Paul Insect, POSE, Timothy Curtis, & Todd James

#aboutgraffiticulture @beyondthestreetsart
#culturalheritage
#controlgallery #rogercastman #postgraffiti #graffiticulture

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After two previous releases, an album and an EP, that brought together graffiti writers in the capacity of music producers from around the world, @ruyzdael is proud to present Writers on Wax: The Sound of Graffiti Volume 2, a compilation of music produced by eight international artists with a background as graffiti writers, who have mastered The Sound of Graffiti. In addition to the exhibition in Miami, with an official opening and album release event on 1 December, the release will be accompanied by a signing and release party in Amsterdam on 10 December. The vinyl and digital release will be available from 1 December via Ruyzdael.com and selected retailers worldwide. The new album features music by BLADE, Boris DELTA Tellegen, CREDIT00, DUDES, COCA82, CEMOS, CHAZE and KAPI ONE.

@bladekingofgraf , @boris_tellegen DELTA & @_sjamsoedin_ , @credit_00_rat_life, @eargoggle_electro DUDES, COCA82, CEMOS, @chaze and @kapi.style.

Credits:
Director: @juliusponten
Dop & grading: @cinematography_jan
Focus puller: @stevenv.hengstum
Edit: @hussein_al_khayat29
Motion graphics: @paulkempe.motion
Music: @chaze
Creative director: @undog.nl

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DESHAMER’s All Skool Package 02/15, 2022. A limited edition and homemade DIY publication including fresh xerox sketches, textual parts, original pictures, a drawing and Sparvar spraycan. @deshamer.graffiti capturing the vibe of the late 80's and early 90s in this on. Big up!

#aboutgraffiticulture
#onemoretime
#deshamer #graffitiheritage #graffiticulture #rswc

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Fresh arrival Spice Style Diary - Writing my creative process by @graffito__arruginito nice insight in the style development and studies of styles of Spice in classic black and white focus. Thanks to the man himself.
#spicestylediary
@nocolorsketch
@showdesk.it

#dutchgraffitilibrary #graffitistyle

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Check this out... Blind Walls Film Fest. During the very first edition of this film festival, you will discover the world behind graffiti, murals and art from the streets. A unique event with both classics as Dutch premieres. In addition to various short and long films, there will be Q&A's with filmmakers and artists.

November 5 & 6, 2022. Breda. Included Martha: A picture story (Dutch premiere) and Kroonjuwelen (by Stunned Film)

@blindwallsgallery
@chassecinemabreda

#kroonjuwelen #marthacooper #marthaapicturestory #aboutgraffiticulture

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Halloween theme by Scar and Tee, Haarlem, the Netherlands, De Schakel wall in 1996. In times when 'Hell on Earth' the album by The Infamous Mobb Deep came in hard. Good memories!

#aboutgraffiticulture #scartee #privatevaults #haarlemgraffiti #deschakel #theinfamousmobbdeep

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