{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Amateur, Swiss Urban Art Mag","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/amateur-magazine.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2011-11-01T15:43:40Z","description":"The latest issue of Amateur Magazine, an independent print publication with an open eye on Swiss and international urban art, illustration, design, DIY cultures and streetwear, is the first part of the books and magazines special!","html":"\u003cp\u003eWhen I first wrote some lines about the Swiss artist driven \u003cstrong\u003eAmateur Magazine\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"/urban-art-amateur-magazine/\"\u003ea year ago\u003c/a\u003e I was keen about the high content and print quality of the around 100 pages magazine. Since then I’m \u003ca href=\"/amateur-magazine-preview/\"\u003ewell supplied\u003c/a\u003e with their issues and became a fan of their nice stories, great interviews and topical diversity. And that’s the reason for me to introduce the latest issue of this print publication to you as the first part of the announced \u003ca href=\"/urban-art-books-mags-special/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrban Art Books \u0026amp; Mags Special\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmateur Magazine is an independent print publication with an open eye on Swiss and international urban art, illustration, design, DIY cultures and streetwear.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmateur 009\u003c/em\u003e differs slightly from its predecessors by being a Brooklyn special featuring some really interesting New York City based artists like \u003cstrong\u003eASVP\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGrotesk\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLNY\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSp.One\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Pontius\u003c/strong\u003e and many more. And again, the Amateur crew collected together a great mixture of somehow urban and contemporary art related artists, artworks and news, what makes it a fantastic reading for me and - I’m sure - for every other urban art enthusiast!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough edited and printed in Switzerland, the English-speaking Amateur Magazine is available around the globe in different places and can also be \u003ca href=\"http://www.amateur-magazine.com/\"\u003eordered online\u003c/a\u003e. So there’s no reason for you not to grab your own copy! I warmly recommend it.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/fafa-amateur-mag_hu_ae1332283804c2a3.avif 480w, /amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/fafa-amateur-mag_hu_a37dc722ed6ab388.avif 960w, /amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/fafa-amateur-mag_hu_24e0e09f100307a7.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/fafa-amateur-mag_hu_107e200e3452ebbe.webp 480w, /amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/fafa-amateur-mag_hu_3042d5572b1e9b5.webp 960w, /amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/fafa-amateur-mag_hu_9fbc35bb44c71b8.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/fafa-amateur-mag_hu_7e3cf36441c686e0.jpg\" srcset=\"/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/fafa-amateur-mag_hu_282d88fc1da537c.jpg 480w, /amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/fafa-amateur-mag_hu_9369b9f1f01efea1.jpg 960w, /amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/fafa-amateur-mag_hu_7e3cf36441c686e0.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"fafa - amateur mag\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003efafa - amateur mag\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; 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--image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/graffiti-magazine_hu_4a865c2e8287d9e4.avif 480w, /amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/graffiti-magazine_hu_4271f720aa7706a5.avif 960w, /amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/graffiti-magazine_hu_ab35c0d05373595.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/graffiti-magazine_hu_a803507a8d702761.webp 480w, /amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/graffiti-magazine_hu_e2eeaa1e30783e41.webp 960w, /amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/graffiti-magazine_hu_ad3f4ca6fcb3f4a9.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/graffiti-magazine_hu_b8c3bb77f73bd0b.jpg\" srcset=\"/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/graffiti-magazine_hu_8df67e7fac044f1b.jpg 480w, /amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/graffiti-magazine_hu_98f3f5241dae851e.jpg 960w, /amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/graffiti-magazine_hu_b8c3bb77f73bd0b.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"graffiti magazine\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003egraffiti magazine\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen I first wrote some lines about the Swiss artist driven **Amateur Magazine** [a year ago](/urban-art-amateur-magazine/) I was keen about the high content and print quality of the around 100 pages magazine. Since then I’m [well supplied](/amateur-magazine-preview/) with their issues and became a fan of their nice stories, great interviews and topical diversity. And that’s the reason for me to introduce the latest issue of this print publication to you as the first part of the announced [*Urban Art Books \u0026 Mags Special*](/urban-art-books-mags-special/).\n\n\u003e Amateur Magazine is an independent print publication with an open eye on Swiss and international urban art, illustration, design, DIY cultures and streetwear.\n\n*Amateur 009* differs slightly from its predecessors by being a Brooklyn special featuring some really interesting New York City based artists like **ASVP**, **Grotesk**, **LNY**, **Sp.One**, **Anthony Pontius** and many more. And again, the Amateur crew collected together a great mixture of somehow urban and contemporary art related artists, artworks and news, what makes it a fantastic reading for me and - I’m sure - for every other urban art enthusiast!\n\nAlthough edited and printed in Switzerland, the English-speaking Amateur Magazine is available around the globe in different places and can also be [ordered online](http://www.amateur-magazine.com/). So there’s no reason for you not to grab your own copy! I warmly recommend it.\n\n![fafa - amateur mag](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/fafa-amateur-mag.jpg\u003e)\n\nfafa - amateur mag ![urban art mag](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/urban-art-mag.jpg\u003e)\n\nurban art mag ![smash137 - amateur mag](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/smash137-amateur-mag.jpg\u003e)\n\nsmash137 - amateur mag ![kevin peterson - amateur mag](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/kevin-peterson-amateur-mag.jpg\u003e)\n\nkevin peterson - amateur mag ![asvp - amateur mag](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/asvp-amateur-mag.jpg\u003e)\n\nasvp - amateur mag ![graffiti trains - amateur mag](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/graffiti-trains-amateur.jpg\u003e)\n\ngraffiti trains - amateur mag ![graffiti magazine](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/graffiti-magazine.jpg\u003e)\n\ngraffiti magazine ","tags":["Urban Culture","Illustration","Street Art Europe","Art Magazine"],"title":"Amateur, Swiss Urban Art Mag","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/amateur-swiss-urban-art-mag/"}