{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"","height":1620,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/mini-wash-me.jpg","width":2432},"credit":"","date":"2010-01-21T14:06:52Z","description":"Get a free issue of the “Wash Me” graffiti car book, which documents the creative celebration of Mini’s 50th birthday. Featuring Seak One, Smash137, Tika and other well-known artists...","html":"\u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of the year, I wrote an article about the creative celebration of Mini’s 50th birthday. The car-manufacturer invited ten well-known artists, including urban artists like \u003ca href=\"/seak-one-his-blackbook/\"\u003eSeak One\u003c/a\u003e, Tika and \u003ca href=\"/smash-137-graffiti-show/\"\u003eSmash137\u003c/a\u003e to repaint some of their cars.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome days ago, I received a package from BMW Switzerland (the owner of Mini) with some of the corresponding “Wash Me” books in it!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor that reason, I will give away three of these books to you today! All you have to do is \u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/intent/session?return_to=%2Fintent%2Ftweet%3Fsource%3Dwebclient%26text%3D%2540berlinpiraten%2BWash%2BMe%2BGraffiti%2BCar%2BBook%2Blottery%2Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ftinyurl.com%252Fyc4e25o\u0026amp;source=webclient\u0026amp;text=%40berlinpiraten+Wash+Me+Graffiti+Car+Book+lottery+http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fyc4e25o\"\u003eto twitter a link to this article\u003c/a\u003e up to and including January 22nd, 8pm. Please, don’t forget to mention me (\u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/berlinpiraten\"\u003e@berlinpiraten\u003c/a\u003e), otherwise I’m not able to find out who participates and who not\u0026hellip;\nTomorrow evening I will randomly decide three of you who will get the books for free.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[Update]\u003c/strong\u003e The contest ended on January 22nd, 2010. The winners have been informed. \u003cstrong\u003e[/Update]\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 100 pages, full color book documents the \u003ca href=\"/wash-me-urban-art-mini/\"\u003eunique car painting event\u003c/a\u003e and costs normally about 20€.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are some insights:\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=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/wash-me-book_hu_7a65a1f27cf7fbae.avif 480w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/wash-me-book_hu_e78c616114386a93.avif 960w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/wash-me-book_hu_e5758ec1f3dd25a1.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/wash-me-book_hu_e465a4a10219c9a8.webp 480w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/wash-me-book_hu_a0cc931b0d32e19f.webp 960w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/wash-me-book_hu_a2016cf0670fec8f.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/wash-me-book_hu_8fa9e18111ca7340.jpg\" srcset=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/wash-me-book_hu_1e15a1de8011b33.jpg 480w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/wash-me-book_hu_5106ba94efc6541e.jpg 960w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/wash-me-book_hu_8fa9e18111ca7340.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"wash me book\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ewash me book\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \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=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/smash137-graffiti-car_hu_56ac2a090505201b.avif 480w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/smash137-graffiti-car_hu_d651e871b62adb50.avif 960w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/smash137-graffiti-car_hu_c95e3ae383baa44d.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/smash137-graffiti-car_hu_47588294875c335c.webp 480w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/smash137-graffiti-car_hu_f151912a63779d6b.webp 960w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/smash137-graffiti-car_hu_fbc7ca3cafd75911.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/smash137-graffiti-car_hu_dab8208351604109.jpg\" srcset=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/smash137-graffiti-car_hu_d9c12239c654de48.jpg 480w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/smash137-graffiti-car_hu_bbef976544cc6393.jpg 960w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/smash137-graffiti-car_hu_dab8208351604109.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"smash137 graffiti car\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003esmash137 graffiti car\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \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=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/repainting-mini_hu_fa294d2fa26aa6ca.avif 480w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/repainting-mini_hu_a181533d895d37d7.avif 960w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/repainting-mini_hu_dfbd6b46f6ac69a6.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/repainting-mini_hu_d294464ec260e96a.webp 480w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/repainting-mini_hu_a15f6d412faddb68.webp 960w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/repainting-mini_hu_27c07dd68082a542.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/repainting-mini_hu_930f53667029c110.jpg\" srcset=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/repainting-mini_hu_1159e8cdd8a5f8a1.jpg 480w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/repainting-mini_hu_2fbbe5cc2fbe62bd.jpg 960w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/repainting-mini_hu_930f53667029c110.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"repainting mini\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003erepainting mini\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \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=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/seak-graffiti-car_hu_2faeef31a6941235.avif 480w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/seak-graffiti-car_hu_d55219e48ca34248.avif 960w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/seak-graffiti-car_hu_81c8a1d178915767.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/seak-graffiti-car_hu_3515a991e13fc7de.webp 480w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/seak-graffiti-car_hu_603e5171d6d3f707.webp 960w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/seak-graffiti-car_hu_f6f157380a08f163.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/seak-graffiti-car_hu_fd70613f036fff1d.jpg\" srcset=\"/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/seak-graffiti-car_hu_b11e4b69dce3c520.jpg 480w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/seak-graffiti-car_hu_6121ded3b53d69e1.jpg 960w, /wash-me-graffiti-car-book/seak-graffiti-car_hu_fd70613f036fff1d.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"seak graffiti car\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eseak graffiti car\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nAt the beginning of the year, I wrote an article about the creative celebration of Mini’s 50th birthday. The car-manufacturer invited ten well-known artists, including urban artists like [Seak One](/seak-one-his-blackbook/), Tika and [Smash137](/smash-137-graffiti-show/) to repaint some of their cars.\n\nSome days ago, I received a package from BMW Switzerland (the owner of Mini) with some of the corresponding “Wash Me” books in it!\n\nFor that reason, I will give away three of these books to you today! All you have to do is [to twitter a link to this article](http://twitter.com/intent/session?return_to=%2Fintent%2Ftweet%3Fsource%3Dwebclient%26text%3D%2540berlinpiraten%2BWash%2BMe%2BGraffiti%2BCar%2BBook%2Blottery%2Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ftinyurl.com%252Fyc4e25o\u0026source=webclient\u0026text=%40berlinpiraten+Wash+Me+Graffiti+Car+Book+lottery+http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fyc4e25o) up to and including January 22nd, 8pm. Please, don’t forget to mention me ([@berlinpiraten](http://twitter.com/berlinpiraten)), otherwise I’m not able to find out who participates and who not...\nTomorrow evening I will randomly decide three of you who will get the books for free.\n\n**[Update]** The contest ended on January 22nd, 2010. The winners have been informed. **[/Update]**\n\nThe 100 pages, full color book documents the [unique car painting event](/wash-me-urban-art-mini/) and costs normally about 20€.\n\nHere are some insights:\n\n![wash me book](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/wash-me-book.jpg\u003e)\n\nwash me book ![smash137 graffiti car](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/smash137-graffiti-car.jpg\u003e)\n\nsmash137 graffiti car ![repainting mini](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/repainting-mini.jpg\u003e)\n\nrepainting mini ![seak graffiti car](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/seak-graffiti-car.jpg\u003e)\n\nseak graffiti car ","tags":["Seak One","Art Contest","Car Art","Smash 137","Art Book"],"title":"Graffiti meets Cars: “Wash Me” Book","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/wash-me-graffiti-car-book/"}