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Urban Media DECADES VOL. 2 2000-2010

This volume is the second edition of the triology DECADES (vol. 1 1990-2000 / vol. 3 2010-2020), which presents 30 years of graffiti in Berlin. With a selection of thousands of photos, a unique image of the development of the graffiti subculture in Berlin is created. In addition, a number of personal texts by the author provide an intimate insight into their experiences and perspectives. On the one hand, these texts present a very vivid picture of the world of the Berlin graffiti scene, and on the other hand, they make the Berlin of days gone by tangible for the reader.

The second volume 2000-2010 contains portraits with many photos and personal texts on the following graffiti writers and crews:

CHIKA, CO2, DIKE, DROW, EHSONE, EXOT, FLS, GATE, HK, KAMEL43, KAZE, METRO, MR.IX, MRN, NERZ, PACK, PAST2, RELAX, RINO, ROGER, SABE, SMASH, SKAR, SKEY, SPAIR, TFZ, TIER + P. BERG Special with a text by MC BOMBER

The book also contains mixed chapters with hundreds of photos, many more graffiti writers and crews from the 00s.

Berlin’s graffiti in the 00s was characterized by transformation and development. Many writers from the 90s gave up painting illegal graffiti, a few stayed and many people, especially from the eastern part of the city, followed. After the “wildstyle dictate” of the 90s, the forms of letter design are now pluralizing. Repression against illegal graffiti and the professionalization of writers in dealing with it are increasing, and the number of graffiti on trains is rising enormously. A large part of the illustrations in the book therefore again dealt with the discipline of train writing.

Another major theme in DECADES 2 is the massive change in Berlin’s appearance, which is mainly taking place in the eastern part of the city. The brown, crumbling facades and the gaps between buildings, including the firewalls, are disappearing. With them, graffiti street pieces are lost for a whole decade. Prenzlauer Berg is particularly affected; nowhere else in Berlin is the radical transformation of the city as clear as here. Berlin is getting its new hip face.The authors portrayed in this volume talk about their personal development, their perception of the changes in the city and how the styles and aesthetic evaluation of these have affected their artistic work.

 and individual views. The result is another comprehensive work with deep insights into the different characters, mindsets and lives of the protagonists depicted.

Dimensions: 29 cm x 23 cm