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London Handstyles: Book Launch Tags

2009.08.16

The London Handstyles book is out now featuring tags by a selection of London graffiti writers from the mid eighties to the present, many who were considerably more prolific than myself. The launch party was on Friday in Rarekind Gallery below Chrome and Black graffiti art supplies shop on Bethnal Green Road by Brick Lane.

It was great to meet certain influential oldskool legends for the first time and to hook up with old friends.

The book is for anyone who wants to know more about the roots of the movement, reminisce about the mad old days or learn how to bomb their name effectively. Here’s a few shots from the party- I’ve posted pics of the handstyles rather than the heads who write ‘em.

 

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Buy your copy and see pages from the book here

Andy.Seize Brick.Lane bullying Chrome.and.Black Consciousness DozeWRH East.London Elate Elate.Graffiti Envy Exhibitions Fuel Graffiti Graffiti.Kings Graffiti.Legends Graffiti.Wars.Documentary Hall.Of.Fame Jon.Hammer Keen One Legal.Wall London.Graffiti London.Graffiti.Writers london.handstyles London.Street.Art.Design LSD.Mag Mutoid.Waste.Company oil.painting Oldskool.Graffiti.Artists One Foot In The Grove Outsider.Art Painting.In.The.Sun Painting.On.Canvas Paintings.for.Sale pop.surrealism Prime Robbo Robbo.vs.Banksy.Graffiti.Wars.Channel.4 RobboWRH Skore Steampunk street.art tags Visionary.Art West.London Westway

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