"Since I was a kid at least, the history of “graffiti” has been told as a myth: a game born solely from the creativity of children in a forgotten New York City. In the book, "Subway Art(efact)," King Dr. Edward Birzin 149 All-City-One as The White Flight 11 shatters this legend. Drawing on an analysis of three foundational texts of the movement—from the first New York Times piece on Taki 183 spawning pen pals to the iconic coffee-table book "The Faith of Graffiti" and the graffiti bible "Subway Art"— King Dr. Birzin 149 All-City-One uncovers the hidden hand of adults in shaping what the world would come to know as graffiti. Now, this essential 300-page PhD has been condensed by the author into a rare, 100-page easier-to-digest collector's edition. Featuring original, unseen photographs from the Subway Art History Project, each book is personally signed by the winner of the Zagat Guide’s “The Best Graffiti Bomber of October-November 1995” Nov York and comes with an original advertisement from the work's legendary Berlin launch performances, making it a true historical artifact.
This definitive history could only be written by an author who has lived the culture from every conceivable angle. As the writer Dumar Brown, his memoir "Nov York, written by a slave" captured the LSD energies and mystical vibrations of the 90s graffiti bombing thing. As the poet-philosopher Dr. Dumar Novy, he deconstructed the tag's soul in the Derridean masterpiece, "What Do One Million JA Tags Signify?". As the cultural critic Antny Kreeg 47 (AK-47), his book "Kilroy's Conformity" exposed the ideological gulf between the military's "Kilroy Was Here" and the rebellious energy of NYC tagging. As the founder of the international Tag Conference, King Master Dr. 420/69 built the bridge between the street and the academy. He is not just an author; he is a primary source, a practitioner, and the culture's most vital scholar (says he).
"Subway Art(efact)" is more than a book; it is a skipped-over history of graffiti's birth and fixity. This limited, signed edition is an essential piece for any serious collector, historian, or wannabe-scholar of graffiti studies. We invite you to secure your copy and deepen your understanding by exploring the complete collection available on this site. The groundbreaking analysis of "Kilroy's Conformity," the poetic journey of "What Do One Million JA Tags Signify?," and the scholarly "Tag Conference Reader" are also available for purchase here. You could still buy “Nov York, written by a slave” on a different website, if you do a web search of key terms like Nov York written by a slave & Dumar Brown. Oh yeah &, dddddddumar Fukunovo is this same guy and he authored “Alcohol Makes You Invincible”, formerly available on this website as well."
- King Dr. Edward Birzin 149 All-City-One
Note: This is from a small and otherwise sold-out run printed by NOV in collaboration with Ruyzdael Publishing. These are the last copies from NOV's personal archive.