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description: 'Graffiti legends and street artists talk about their roots, styles and ideas: Futura 2000, Mode2, Os Gêmeos, Vhils and more.'
title: In their own words
type: collection
url: https://www.urbanartcore.com/collections/interviews/
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# In their own words

The best way into a scene is to listen to the people in it. These interviews run from 2009 to 2012, some written, some on video.

1. [Futura 2000 Interview](https://www.urbanartcore.com/futura-2000-interview/) (2009-09-28): Futura 2000 at the opening of “Odyssey Two” in Berlin.
2. [Visual Aggression: Rero Interview](https://www.urbanartcore.com/rero-posters-as-poetic-visual-aggression/) (2010-04-05): Rero’s first interview, on text as visual aggression.
3. [Calligraffiti isn’t New? Niels Shoe Meulman Interview](https://www.urbanartcore.com/niels-shoe-meulman-calligraffiti-isnt-new/) (2010-04-21): Niels Shoe Meulman on calligraffiti.
4. [Art of Destruction: Interview with Vhils](https://www.urbanartcore.com/vhils-act-of-destruction/) (2010-04-27): Vhils on his roots and the art of destruction.
5. [Os Gêmeos Interview](https://www.urbanartcore.com/os-gemeos-interview/) (2010-10-28): The Os Gêmeos twins on characters and pixação.
6. [Mode2 Interview](https://www.urbanartcore.com/mode2-interview/) (2010-12-14): Mode2 on 25 years of European graffiti.
7. [The London Police Interview](https://www.urbanartcore.com/the-london-police-interview/) (2012-01-31): The London Police in Amsterdam, filmed by VNA.
8. [Augustine Kofie Interview](https://www.urbanartcore.com/augustine-kofie-interview/) (2012-05-09): Augustine Kofie, the graffuturist, in Miami.
9. [Revok Interview](https://www.urbanartcore.com/revok-interview/) (2012-05-12): Revok on graffiti in Los Angeles.