{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"","height":1620,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-14.jpg","width":2432},"credit":"","date":"2009-10-27T15:13:38Z","description":"Craig “KR” Costello is currently on everyone's lips. The American graffiti artists is now also on the cover of the Japanese urban magazine “Hidden Champion”! Get your issue here...","html":"\u003cp\u003eLast week, I got the new issue of the “Hidden Champion”. It’s a free Japanese urban magazine, featuring hidden champions of many cultures.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis time, well-known graffiti artist Craig “\u003cstrong\u003eKR\u003c/strong\u003e” Costello respectively one of his fire extinguishers is on the front page! In addition to great pictures of his artworks, there’s an interview with him. By the way, do you Remember that \u003ca href=\"/dripping-with-kr-in-hamburg/\"\u003eKR is in Hamburg\u003c/a\u003e next week!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis issue also contains portfolios of the skateboarders Quim Cardona, Yoshiaki Toeda, Joey Pepper, Henry Panza, Ricky Oyola and Rob Welsh, an interview with BMX-pro Masato Nishino, and articles about some other interesting people.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are interested in the “Hidden Champion” urban magazine and you are able to read and understand Japanese, write a comment and I will decide whether you will get one of the three issues, which lie in front of me\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more info about “Hidden Champion”, visit \u003ca href=\"http://hidden-champion.net/news/2009/09/hidden-champion-issue14-out-now.html\"\u003ehidden-champion.net\u003c/a\u003e.\nHere are \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157622549774245/\"\u003esome insights\u003c/a\u003e:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1620\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1620\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1620\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-krink_hu_5c88eaa9cc56f9d.avif 480w, /urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-krink_hu_337ddf213741e27.avif 960w, /urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-krink_hu_7596bc7ce8a42bb0.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-krink_hu_c2b862945b8e3961.webp 480w, /urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-krink_hu_69a345c45cd8a409.webp 960w, /urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-krink_hu_13e42d24c3c09780.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-krink_hu_2dbf2a1f866d1718.jpg\" srcset=\"/urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-krink_hu_98a398aa29e10a6b.jpg 480w, /urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-krink_hu_a725b0e37e8de90a.jpg 960w, /urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-krink_hu_2dbf2a1f866d1718.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"hidden champion - krink\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ehidden champion - krink\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; 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--image-ratio: 2432 / 1620\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1620\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1620\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-143_hu_30df25494efb15b4.avif 480w, /urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-143_hu_6d3f332d334be010.avif 960w, /urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-143_hu_4e98bc212af2d914.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-143_hu_77ae6fbb10c50c3e.webp 480w, /urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-143_hu_f9b810b41a3de8cc.webp 960w, /urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-143_hu_e27f08ed1c14efcd.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-143_hu_f2261346715a2787.jpg\" srcset=\"/urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-143_hu_b299999f032f2581.jpg 480w, /urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-143_hu_43862626435a0287.jpg 960w, /urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-143_hu_f2261346715a2787.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"hidden champion 14\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ehidden champion 14\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n Hidden Champion #14 - Urban Magazine\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nLast week, I got the new issue of the “Hidden Champion”. It’s a free Japanese urban magazine, featuring hidden champions of many cultures.\n\nThis time, well-known graffiti artist Craig “**KR**” Costello respectively one of his fire extinguishers is on the front page! In addition to great pictures of his artworks, there’s an interview with him. By the way, do you Remember that [KR is in Hamburg](/dripping-with-kr-in-hamburg/) next week!\n\nThis issue also contains portfolios of the skateboarders Quim Cardona, Yoshiaki Toeda, Joey Pepper, Henry Panza, Ricky Oyola and Rob Welsh, an interview with BMX-pro Masato Nishino, and articles about some other interesting people.\n\nIf you are interested in the “Hidden Champion” urban magazine and you are able to read and understand Japanese, write a comment and I will decide whether you will get one of the three issues, which lie in front of me...\n\nFor more info about “Hidden Champion”, visit [hidden-champion.net](http://hidden-champion.net/news/2009/09/hidden-champion-issue14-out-now.html).\nHere are [some insights](http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetart-berlin/sets/72157622549774245/):\n\n![hidden champion - krink](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-krink.jpg\u003e)\n\nhidden champion - krink ![hidden champion 14](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-141.jpg\u003e)\n\nhidden champion 14 ![hidden champion 14](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-142.jpg\u003e)\n\nhidden champion 14 ![hidden champion 14](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/hidden-champion-143.jpg\u003e)\n\nhidden champion 14 Hidden Champion #14 - Urban Magazine\n","tags":["Skateboarding","KR","Krink","Art Magazine"],"title":"Urban Mag - Krink, A Hidden Champion","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-mag-krink-hidden-champion/"}