Ten years ago I wrote for graffiti zines, and now it's for a bunch of book and magazine projects.

Swindle Magazine archives

If you click here you can access a bunch of articles I did for Swindle Magazine from 2004-2008. There's profiles on artists Jung-il Hong, Ed Hardy, Caroline Hwang, Royal Art Lodge, Monster Project, Friends With You, AJ Fosik, SABER, and Mike Giant; basketball hall of famer Walt Frazier, psychologist Steven Pinker, the late Hilly Kristal (CBGB's founder), Chuck D of Public Enemy, superlawyer Alan Dershowitz, author Judy Blume, skateboarding legends the Bones Brigade, musicologist Alan Lomax, and features on Mumbai rickshaw art, carousel animals, and the contemporary Prohibitionist movement.

CALEB NEELON'S BOOK OF AWESOME

My artist monograph, with a number of stories from along the way.

The Whimsical Works of David Weidman and Some Serious Ones Too

Street World: Urban Art and Culture from Five Continents

A huge project from Roger Gastman, Tony Smyrski, and I, clocking in at 384 pages. Very photo-heavy and just plain old heavy (the thing is big,) it's got everything from graffiti to monster bikes to urban activism to fashion to jello wrestling to pigeon keeping to a million other things. Pick one up from Amazon via this link: Street World: Urban Culture and Art from Five Continents

Saber: Mad Society

Los Angeles graffiti legend Saber's monograph on Gingko Press, with extensive stories about the making of the LA River piece and many more. I was the 'as told to.' Pick up a copy from Amazon via this link: SABER - Mad Society

Swindle 10-14, icons 2, etc

Articles on 1980s skating heroes the Bones Brigade; punk band Pure Hell; artists Andrew Brandou, Greg Lamarche, Chris Yormick, and Blu; activist theater troupe Bread and Puppet; and profiles of This American Life's Ira Glass, The Very Hungry Caterpillar author Eric Carle, and graffiti legend Iz The Wiz. I think I forgot a few also.

Swindle 9

Did a big cover story on French artist Miss Van, one on artist AJ Fosik, and one on Mumbai rickshaw lettering.

Print

Did a feature on Miami duo Friends With You in the March issue. You can check it out online for the time being here if you want, but you'll miss most of their crazy images.

Juxtapoz

I'm doing a bunch of writing for Juxtapoz these days - profiles of artists Greg Lamarche, Andrew Schoultz, Mark Jenkins, Will Buzzell, Emit, Bates, Atome, Retna, Push, Persue, Revok, and some others that I know I'm forgetting.

Rich Colman - I was just leaving

Rich's monograph is out on Gingko Press. I did the intro essay. Rich's stuff is awesome. Pick the book up on Amazon via this link: I Was Just Leaving: The Artwork of Richard Colman

Andrew Schoultz - Ulysses

Andrew Schoultz's monograph, Paper Museum Press. I did an essay. Book is beautiful. Pick one up on Amazon via this link: Ulysses; Departures, Journeys, & Returns: The Artwork of Andrew Schoultz

Swindle Icons

2006 profiles of superlawyer Alan Dershowitz, experimental psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker, author Judy Blume, musician Chuck D, CBGBs founder Hilly Kristal, graffiti artist Saber, and NBA Hall of Famer Walt "Clyde" Frazier.

Bant

I did a 2006 cover story interview with my friend Andrew Schoultz. This is really just a picture, because if I showed you the article, you would be sad, because you probably can't read Turkish. Neither can I.

More Swindle articles

Here's some little teaser clippings from issues 3-8, in 2005-2006. I have so much fun doing these articles.

Lodown

2006 article on Os Gemeos that ended up in here somehow.

Print Magazine

A 2006 article on pichação, the graffiti endemic to Brazil.

Also Known As

The 2005 book project from the 12oz Prophet team.

Graffiti Brasil

Book project with Lost Art and Tristan Manco, released on Thames and Hudson in late 2005. Grab one from Amazon via this link: Graffiti Brasil (Street Graphics / Street Art)

Swindle

2004 article in Swindle's premier issue. This one's my most thorough on pichação, the graffiti endemic to Brazil.

Tokion

2005 article about Brazil and Os Gemeos

World Signs

Paris-based street arts journal, hot in the early 2000's

Lilman Makes a Name for Himself

My 2004 children's book. Go to the store section and pick up some copies for everyone small!

School Arts

Arts educator magazine piece in 2004

Tiferet Journal

Debut issue of this spiritual literature journal.

Underground Productions

Articles from 2003-2004 for a Stockholm-based magazine.

Brain Damage

Articles from 2001 and on for a Polish mag.

Twelve Ounce Prophet

1996-1998 articles, including some classics on Barry McGee/Twist and the article that introduced Os Gemeos to the world.

Blitzkrieg

Articles for an Australian magazine from 1996-1997

On The Go

Some 1996-1997 articles at the tail end of a hip-hop classic's run.