Alphabeatz

Graffiti writing was born in the streets of Philadelphia in the late 1960s. But it was in New York in the early 1970s that it became a full-fledged urban art, gradually taking over the landscape of the city, from its walls to its subway cars. This is a writing manual, a detailed examination of how graffiti writers have developed the twenty-six letters of the alphabet. It includes the contribution of ten of the international scene's most talented creators answer Woshe's questions about matters that include their practice, their relationship with letters and their backgrounds. It includes a map of New York with the sites where the most important graffiti are located.