An indispensable volume that shows how graffiti made the jump from the wall to the printed page
In the 1990s, after a generation’s masterpieces were scrubbed from NYC subway trains, graffiti practitioners and enthusiasts came together to preserve their craft in an explosion of independent media. Fueled by a flick trade that documented the burners, throw ups, and tags of every major metro area, these spirited publications helped spread one of the twentieth century’s most vital art forms around the world.
In addition to hundreds of reproductions from more than three dozen iconic graffiti zines, Subscription to Mischief includes ephemera and correspondence from the archive of Skills creator Greg Lamarche (Sp.One), along with an introduction from Lamarche, a primer in writing styles by graffiti ambassador David Villorente (Chino BYI), and a foreword by filmmaker and chronicler of the movement Sacha Jenkins.