Graphotism (subtitled The International Graffiti Writers Publication) was a magazine published in the United Kingdom and distributed internationally, which covered the subject of street art and graffiti. It is widely regarded as the most popular graffiti publication by graffiti writers, and was a quarterly definitive collection of street art all over the world.

Graphotism
Cover of Graphotism №38 featuring Seen
Editor-In-Chief
  • Sarah Geoghegan
  • Frank Malt
  • Sami Montague
Deputy editorEphraim Webber
CategoriesArt
FrequencyQuarterly
PublisherJulio E. Abajo
Founder
  • Julio E. Abajo
  • Frank Malt
Founded1992
First issue1992
Final issueSeptember 2011
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inWallington, Surrey
LanguageEnglish
ISSN1363-0075

Graphotism was published between 1992[1] and September 2011.[2] The magazine was a popular item at Tower Records.[3]

According to the deputy editor Ephraim Webber, "The writers [were] some of the most paranoid, un-media friendly people you could ever meet".[3]

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  1. ^ "Graphotism closes its doors". London Vandal. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Graphotism". Central Books. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Subversive, on the edge and a little bit dangerous? Yeah, right". The Guardian. 28 December 1999. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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