R.I.P DARE
Rest in Peace Dare † 06.03.2010 from I Love Graffiti on Vimeo.
It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of the suisse graffiti legend Sigi von Koeding aka Dare. We’ve been told that Dare died at the hospital in Basel (Switzerland) the evening of 06th march 2010.
Sigi von Koeding lost his life in cancer battle.
He will be fondly remembered and missed by his family, friends and many fans around the world.
Rest in Peace
Sigi von Koeding
1968 – 2010
Videofootage. Graffiti Instincts graffitinstincts.com/
Just To Get A Rep – Special Edition DVD Now Available!!

The special edition DVD is a collectors’ item with original artwork and design, It’s an excellent quality double-disc DVD with loads of extra interviews, footage, music and art. Some funny stuff as well!
BEGINS SHIPPING MONDAY 8 MARCH!
Just to Get a Rep rigorously examines the love-hate relationship between graffiti and hip-hop. Hear the true story of aerosol art as told by New York’s pioneers as well as today’s innovators from all over the world.
NY TIMES Presents: Ask A Graffiti Artist, With Lee Quinones
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/ask-a-graffiti-artist/

To ask Mr. Quiñones a question, click here. His first set of answers will appear in City Room on Wednesday.
There are some “killer questions” so far. Including this one from TED:
“if a property owner injures or kills a strange person in the act of defacing private property is the property owner guilty of committing a crime or creating art?”
source: 12ozprophet
Martha Cooper Interview – Missy Magazine TV #1
Martha Cooper Interview – Missy Magazine TV #1 from Juli Fox on Vimeo.
Martha Cooper is the best graffiti photographer of all times. She likes ephemeral art and therefore took photos of graffiti from the early 80’s on. Her most famous publication is Subway Art, which she made together with Henry Chalfant. Her biggest book is HipHop Files and her most recent publication is Tag Town. Missy Magazine met her in 2008 in Berlin where she was at the We B*Girlz festival.



