PHASE2 JUXTAPOSE BLACKBOOK

PHASE 2 x Juxtapose – BLANK/EMPTY Black Book
Laser etched, engraved, à real piece of art on the cover.
All white pages, black cover. Piece of graffiti history!
Released around 2005.
It is a true work of art laser encrusted with a drawing made by the artist, the lettering is “hollowed” into the cover. you can frame it in a 3D crate/box. The works of PHASE2 are very sought after and extremely rare!

Biography

PHASE 2 (American, b.1957) was one of the most influential early urban Graffiti artists, most active during the 1970s. PHASE 2 was a pioneer of bubble lettering, which he began utilizing just as Graffiti began catching on as a subway-based art movement. Many other urban subway artists quickly picked up the style and began incorporating it into their own work and adding their own stylistic markers. PHASE 2 continued to experiment with the style, inventing multiple variants on bubble letters. In 1972, PHASE 2 became a founding member of United Graffiti Artists (UGA), and his work has been exhibited in a number of Urban Art exhibitions. He published the International Graffiti Times from 1984 to 1994.
Timeline
1957
Born in Manhattan, NY
1972
Founding member of United Graffiti Artists (UGA)
Exhibitions
2011
AEROSOL EXPERIENCE zieglerzwei, Zurich, Switzerland
2000
The Painted Word, Martinez Gallery NYC
1997
Six, Martinez Gallery NYC
1992
Anti-Museum, Galerie K.I.S., Amsterdam, NL / Martinez Gallery NYC
1985
Arte Urbano, Instituto De Cultura, San Juan, PR
1985
BEFORE AFTERMATH, Galerie Renée Ziegler, Zurich, Switzerland
1982
Mew York City Rap, in Paris – London
1975
United Graffiti Artists, Artists Space, NYC
1974
Graffiti As Art, Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago, Ill.
1973
UGA, Razor Gallery, NYC
Deuce Coupe, Twyla Tharp / United Graffiti Artists, City Center Joffrey Ballet, NYC
1972
Graffiti Goes to College, City College, NYC