Collection in 9 parts · Tagging as a subject, 2009–2012

The tag

Cope2, José Parlá, Martha Cooper’s name stickers, Momo’s bike tag across Manhattan and Nug’s mirror show: tagging taken seriously, much of it at Skalitzers in Kreuzberg.

The tag is where graffiti starts and where most of it stays. These posts take it seriously, from a Bronx veteran in Berlin to a Swedish artist tagging a mirror, with Skalitzers gallery as the recurring stage.

Start with part 1

  1. Part 1 ·

    Cope2 - Graffiti in Berlin

    Cope2 at Skalitzers: the work starts and ends with the tag.

  2. Part 2 ·

    Urban Calligraphy: Next Level Tagging

    José Parlá’s calligraphy, next-level tagging from New York.

  3. Part 3 ·

    Graffiti Book: Name Tagging!

    Martha Cooper’s book of “Hello My Name Is” stickers.

  4. Part 4 ·

    Tagging: Biggest Tag on Earth

    Momo’s bike tag across Manhattan, the biggest tag on earth.

  5. Part 5 ·

    Tagging Culture in Berlin

    A portrait of Skalitzers gallery and its owner on tagging.

  6. Part 6 ·

    Poet & Arunski - Abstract Tagging

    Poet and Arunski scratch tags into a gallery show.

  7. Part 7 ·

    Samy Deluxe Poetry Tagging

    Samy Deluxe’s poetry-tagging music video.

  8. Part 8 ·

    Nug Tagging Exhibition in Berlin!

    Nug’s tagging show opens at Skalitzers.

  9. Part 9 ·

    Tags in a Mirror - Nug in Berlin

    Nug’s tags in a mirror, photographed.

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