PART ONE IN BERLIN

To those of you in Berlin and in Europe don’t miss….

PART ONE – THE DEATH SQUAD / Exhibition
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Exhibition | 26. September – 9. October 2009 | Common Ground Gallery | Berlin

To coincide with the book release of Part One – The Death Squad, From Here To Fame and friends present an exhibition and European book signing tour with the New York subway graffiti legend PART ONE. In 1971 Part One began to write graffiti in Spanish Harlem. By 1974 he was one of the most influential style writers of New York. His innovative letter styles and color concepts helped to shape the development of graffiti as we know it and even today you can see his influence in the pieces of young graffiti artists worldwide. Part One is also famous for his intricate drawings and illustrations. Today, Part remains active and continues to burn worldwide with exhibitions and projects among other things in New York, Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Stockholm.

The European tour kicks off with an exhibition opening | book release party in Common Ground Gallery Berlin on Friday the 25th of September. The next day, Saturday the 26th, Part One hosts a black book session | book signing event at the Overkill shop before heading out on the road for the European tour. So bring your black books for some sketching fun and don’t miss the opportunity to get your Part One book signed, by the legend himself.

Ausstellung | 26. September – 9. Oktober 2009 | Common Ground Gallery | Berlin

Zeitgleich mit dem Erscheinen des Buches, Part One – The Death Squad präsentieren From Here To Fame und Friends die New Yorker Subway Graffiti Legende PART ONE mit einer Ausstellung und Tour quer durch Europa. 1971 begann PART ONE in Spanisch Harlem mit Graffiti. Schon 1974 gehörte er zu den einflussreichsten Style Writern New Yorks. Seine bahnbrechenden Buchstaben und Farbkonzepte prägten die Entwicklung von Graffiti und sind bis heute in den Bildern junger Künstler auf der ganzen Welt zu entdecken. Part One ist auch berühmt für seine detailreichen Zeichnungen und Illustrationen. Er ist immer noch ein sehr aktiver Maler mit Ausstellungen und Projekten unter anderem in New York, Paris, Amsterdam, Kopenhagen und Stockholm. Die Europa-Tour beginnt mit einer Vernissage und Buch-Release-Party in der Common Ground Gallery in Berlin am Freitag, den 25. September. Am nächsten Tag, Samstag, den 26., ist PART ONE Gastgeber einer Black Book Session mit Buch Signing im Overkill Shop. Also bringt Eure Black Books mit und verpasst nicht die Gelegenheit Euer PART ONE Buch von der Legende persönlich signiert zu lassen.

Common Ground Gallery
Hip Hop Stützpunkt

Open Daily 14:00 – 19:00 Uhr
Marienburger Str. 16 A (Gewerbegelände | Backyard | Industrial lot)
10405 Berlin - Prenzlauer Berg

Phone: 0049-(0)30-21021 86-70

M4 Haltestelle: Hufelandstraße
M2 Haltestelle: Marienburger Straße
M10 Haltestelle: Winsstraße

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PART ONE – THE DEATH SQUAD / New Book
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English edition | Format: 23,5 x 16cm (9.25 x 6.3inch)
128 pages | full color | 260 photographs & illustrations

ON THE RUN BOOK # 4 | release date 25th September 2009

After the successful relaunch of ON THE RUN BOOKS in spring 2009, we proudly present for your reading and viewing pleasure the first book in the second round of OTR titles: Part One – The Death Squad.

A book of great importance, Part One – The Death Squad gives credit where credit is due to the unsung legend that is Part One – an original style writer. This is the first publication that deals with his overwhelming impact on writing culture, with stories from the early days until now. We relish the opportunity to give props and acknowledge one of the true innovators who have paved the way for writing culture aesthetics today. Author Alain “KET” Maridueña delves into the life and times of Part One with exclusive essays on growing up in Spanish Harlem in the 70s and 80s, the mid 70s style writing developmental years, The Death Squad years and the legendary Hall of Fame New York. With foreword by Carlos “Mare 139” Rodriguez and exclusive, unpublished images from Part’s 70s and 80s train writing days along with more recent works. This is a historical gem not to be missed.

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Posted by Alan Ket on September 24, 2009 at 06:20 PM

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Ket grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. From a young age, he fell in love with Hip Hop culture and the graffiti art movement, During his college days at New York University, he founded STRESS, a publication dedicated to celebrating urban communities, Hip Hop culture and educating youth about their rights. This magazine went on to have international distribution and being translated into Spanish language as well. Through Stress magazine, Ket created a program with Riker’s Island prison to donate magazines to inmates and to take Hip Hop musicians to perform at the prison system in order to reduce violence and connect them with the outside world. He was also one of the founders of Black August, a collective made up of Stress magazine staff and The Malcolm X Grassroots movement, in order to raise money and support for political prisoners and exchange music and ideas with youth in countries with emerging Hip Hop scenes like Cuba. Most recently he was a founder of Complex magazine along with Marc Ecko, and started a publishing imprint, From Here to Fame, to preserve Hip Hop’s rich history and to provide an imprint for marginalized writers and artists. He also has served as a consultant to Ecko Unlimited on both their apparel and video game businesses, MTV, Lugz, Vibe magazine, PepsiCo, Timberland, Azzure Denim, and many other brands.

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