
Subscription to Mischief
Graffiti Zines of the 1990s
Letterform Archive (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 13. August 2026
Book
Hardback
320 pages
979-8-9916212-9-8 (ISBN)
Description
Hi-energy, lo-fi and ultra-rare: gems of zine design from the graffiti underground
This book, Subscription to Mischief, collects 36 iconic graffiti zines-such as Skills, IGTimes, Can Control, Graphic Scenes & Xplicit Language, Hole in the Ozone, Twelve Ounce Prophet, Hip Hop Tribe, While You Were Sleeping and Futureretroistic-into one indispensable volume that shows how graffiti made the jump from the wall to the printed page.
In the 1980s, as subway workers scrubbed a generation's worth of masterpieces from New York City trains, practitioners and enthusiasts came together to create an explosion in independent media. Fueled by a photo trade that documented the burners, throw ups and tags of every major metro area, the graffiti zines of the 1990s helped solidify one of the 20th century's most vital art forms. Subscription to Mischief includes an introduction by Skills creator Greg Lamarche (Sp.One), along with an overview of styles by graffiti ambassador Dave Villorente (Chino BYI) and a foreword by filmmaker and chronicler of the movement, Sacha Jenkins.
This book, Subscription to Mischief, collects 36 iconic graffiti zines-such as Skills, IGTimes, Can Control, Graphic Scenes & Xplicit Language, Hole in the Ozone, Twelve Ounce Prophet, Hip Hop Tribe, While You Were Sleeping and Futureretroistic-into one indispensable volume that shows how graffiti made the jump from the wall to the printed page.
In the 1980s, as subway workers scrubbed a generation's worth of masterpieces from New York City trains, practitioners and enthusiasts came together to create an explosion in independent media. Fueled by a photo trade that documented the burners, throw ups and tags of every major metro area, the graffiti zines of the 1990s helped solidify one of the 20th century's most vital art forms. Subscription to Mischief includes an introduction by Skills creator Greg Lamarche (Sp.One), along with an overview of styles by graffiti ambassador Dave Villorente (Chino BYI) and a foreword by filmmaker and chronicler of the movement, Sacha Jenkins.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
495 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 191 mm
ISBN-13
979-8-9916212-9-8 (9798991621298)
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Foreword