Beschrijving
Back in the day, before hip-hop ruled the planet, Amsterdam had its own home-grown graffiti culture. The streets and alleys were covered with the markings of rebellious youth, long before the New York style of graffiti became widespread throughout in Europe. Punk rockers, Disco fans, hooligans and other rebels all wrote their messages on the walls. The styles were richly varied and the messages equally so.
AMSTERDAM ON TOUR describes the rise and development of graffiti in Amsterdam until 1985.
The major advantage of AMSTERDAM ON TOUR is its author: AGAIN, maybe the cities most hardcore bomber ever, proves to be the perfect choice to put together a book on the local history. After eight years of intense research the result is a book, far beyond expectations: it includes texts by e.g. VENDEX, Hugo Kaagman, N-POWER, THE DUMB, DE ZOOT, ANUS PELIKANUS, EGO, DR. AIR, SHOE, WALKING JOINT, DR. SMURRY, HIGH, GASP, DELTA, Yaki Kornblit, QUIK, BLADE, JEZIS, JOKER, ZAP, RHYME, JAZ and CAT22.
This is the first time ever that this story has been carefully told. Over 30 graffiti artists from that special scene tell their stories in a unique collection of words and pictures. This book traces the deepest roots of a phenomenon that developed into one of the biggest visual cultures known today.
