The first book about Graffiti art published in France.
A book written by Tarek Ben Yakhlef and Sylvain Doriath, Florent Massot publisher, Paris, 1991.
A book written by Tarek Ben Yakhlef and Sylvain Doriath, Florent Massot publisher, Paris, 1991.
Tarek Ben Yakhlef et Sylvain Doriath ont conçu ce livre comme un recueil de paroles données aux tagueurs et aux graffiti-artistes et une sorte de sketch-book : ceux-ci nous renseignent sur leurs disciplines, leurs motivations, leur état d’esprit, leur démarche et confient leur sentiment sur les réactions de la société face à ce phénomène. Les pages consacrées aux artistes permettent aux néophytes de s’immerger dans un milieu urbain où les signes, les traits, les couleurs, les formes ne sont que la continuité d’une pratique ancestrale : marquer son passage.
The two authors have developed this book as a collection of graffiti artists’s words and a sort of sketch-book: they tell us about their disciplines, their motivations, their spirit, their approach and share their thoughts about the reactions of society against this phenomenon. The pages devoted to the artists allow to the neophytes to immerse themselves in an urban environment where the signs, lines, colors, shapes are just the continuation of an ancient practice: mark its passage.
In preparation, a new edition of Paris Tonkar©, the reference book on french graffiti’s movement, announced for 2015 with many unpublished photos, texts and documents revealing the history of the early years of graffiti in France from the beginning to 1995. Concerning the suburb, it will have an important place in this new edition, along with testimony from key players from this movement. Meanwhile, to celebrate the 20th anniversary in 2014, we will publish a limited edition luxury of the first edition.