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In the end of september and in the around the 20th of october the new OTR Blackbooks will get released. Here are some detailed informations about the books.

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Six “intelligent and well-educated” Australians have been jailed for causing damage put at £70,000 during a six-month graffiti spree in London. Read the whole story at BBC.

Check out the trailer of We Ride By Train 2 DVD. It’s available at BombingScience.

Here is an exclusive video interview of ANDRÉ, globe-trotter street-artist and now hype bar and hotels entrepreneur.
It seemed interesting to talk with him about GRAFFITI, and especially his feelings on his impression about that art. A discussion in the midst of a photo shoot for a portrait of SPRAY MAGAZINE and just a few hours before the opening of his new parisian bar Le Montana. Not the perfect quiet moment, but anyway we’ve got some great interesting answers, and nice images. Check it out!

If you like these big fat fire extinguisher tags, this one is for you. Below the picture there is also a video of a fire extinguisher tag.

TOUGHER laws for graffiti offences will outlaw the carrying of marker pens and etching implements in New South Wales in some instances, the State Government says.

The laws, which come into effect today, follow last month’s Government announcement that graffiti crime was escalating and costing NSW more than $100 million a year.

The package of laws will help tackle the proliferation of graffiti, NSW Attorney General John Hatzistergos said.

“The community has had enough of having to repair damage left behind by this senseless crime,” Mr Hatzistergos said.

The legislation makes it illegal to possess implements with the intention of using them to damage or deface premises or property, a law previously applicable only to spray paint cans.

Fair Trading representatives and police officers will also be able to issue on-the-spot fines to retailers who fail to properly secure spray paint cans.

Damaging or defacing property carries a fine of $2200 or six months jail, while possessing an instrument suspected of being used to graffiti property attracts a fine of $1100 or three months jail.

via australian news

The news say, that the MTA Crew from Los Angeles got bustet. The crew is world famous for their giant crew piece in the L.A. River. It was said that the cleaning of the piece would costs 3.7 millon US-Dollars because hazardous materials crews must create an elaborate dam to capture all the paint and runoff water so it doesn’t get into the riverbed.

You can get more information on that here and at the Santa Barbara News. Read it carefully and draw a conclusion out of it.

In the post you can find two videos. One that shows the giant ‘tag’ in the L.A. River from a helicopter and one where you can see how the bust must have been.

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Here is a picture where you can see how big the new Subway Art 25th anniversary edition really is.

Martha Cooper, the author of the book with the book in their hands.

This was a originally a radio interview on NPR’s “This American Life” entitled “Cat and Mouse.” With interviews with Earsnot, NYPD vandal squad DT Mona, and a mention of Revs tunnel paintings.

Subway Art — During the 1980s, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the environment and the imagination of a generation, documenting the trendsetting street-art movement for the very first time. Now, after 25 years, Subway Art is available in a large-scale, deluxe format to heighten the visual impact of the graffiti captured within. With 70 never-before-seen photographs, all-new introductions, and a contemporary afterword, this collector’s edition explores the prolific and sometimes tension-filled rise of graffiti from gritty train yards to galleries worldwide. With more than half a million copies sold, Subway Art is the definitive book on street-art from its inception as a “social plague” to its role as a sounding board for young urban voices and up-and-coming artists.

Martha Cooper is a Manhattan-based photojournalist who originally trained as an anthropologist. Her images of graffiti and hip hop culture are world-renowned and widely published.

Henry Chalfant is a sculptor, filmmaker, and photographer in New York. His photos have appeared in many books and he has produced several documentary films on street art and urban culture.

(via http://www.chroniclebooks.com)