TOP 5: GRAFFITI MAGAZINES
Love for print.
Although through the internet, graffiti from all over the world can be seen in one click and without paying a dime, magazines still are hugely popular. They are not only a treat for collectors, but due to their high printing quality oftentimes real eye candy for the watcher! So, here are our TOP 5´s Graffiti Magazines:
Stylefile
“Stylefile”, started in 1999 in Aschaffenburg, Germany, as a graffiti magazine, soon grew to be a huge online retailer for streetwear and sneakers! Despite this development, the magazine is continued to this day, and was printed in more than 50 issues. It features huge photo galleries, interviews and specials with well known writers. Also, they sometimes reprint old magazine issues for collectors and oldskool enthusiasts!
Down By Law
Another well known german graffiti magazine, “Down By Law” is based in the city of Flensburg. Besides interviews and awesome photo galleries, they are known for regularly featuring stickers and posters in their issues, which makes it very popular amongst collectors.
Egowar Magazine
This magazine was started in 2009. It is based in Italy, however, they print photos from almost everywhere - which is probably due to their welcoming submission policy. Their slogan is “Strictly subway photos” - and this is exactly what you get. Almost no text-boxes, no interviews, just phantastic high quality photo galleries!
Graffiti Art Magazine
This bimonthly magazine is specialized on all contemporary urban arts, and thus does not only focus on graffiti writing, but also prints a lot of street art. They also write up on galleries and report on trends and development in the arts, like new technologies or exciting conceptual works. Also, they launched an app and a newsletter, which shows their strong engagement in the digital future of graffiti magazines.
Street And More
With its strong focus on the printed matter, the “Street And More” magazine can be seen as the counter draft to “Graffiti Art”. There is no digital issue, and just a stale looking website for ordering. But that doesn't mean that there is a lack of quality: The photo galleries are eye popping and the texts are full of interesting facts! The magazine also focuses on all kinds of urban art, so there is not only graffiti to be found here.