Description
Booktitle: Graffiti an der Line in Basel_ 1985-1990
Subtitle: Augstand der Zeichen in der Betonwüste des Gellert-Dreiecks
Author: Thrierry Furger
Hardcover
Published:
Second edition: Sept. 2021, revised edition with 16 additional pages and new cover.
Language: German
Pages: 448
Dimensions: 21,5 x 30,2 x 3,5 cm. / 8.5 x 11.9 x 1.4 inch.
In 1985, young people gave themselves fantasy names such as “Scorpio”, “Steve” or “Zois” and sprayed the first letters on the walls of the line, which had just been completed at the time. That was the starting signal for the graffiti movement in Basel on the line. What exactly drove the young people, who called themselves “homeboys” and “flygirls”, at that time is difficult to say in retrospect.
You can still see the lightness of many pieces from this early period. It was sprayed without thinking about where all this will lead. And you had room to try it out. The line was a perfect place for graffiti: miles of walls, in the middle of the city and yet a non-place of concrete, track ballast and rails. Except for sprayers and railway workers, there is no one there. During the day, when trains to Basel SBB arrive and depart, the walls present themselves as the perfect medium for entertaining passengers.
The book documents the first 5 years of the line as objectively as possible. The book contains over 500 illustrations that have been assigned by location and layer. The book also gives a small preview of the 90s on the line. In addition, some texts that were published about the Line during this period are included.
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