One hour of action with the DCR Crew. Watch them paint a ton of trains.

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Milan based collective Graffiti Minded has just released their print debut during the Unlock Fair, despite all challenges of the recent times. Enough of a reason for a brief chat to highlight their approach.

What does Graffiti Minded stand for?

In the big picture of the Graffiti Movement, Graffiti Minded is a definition that identifies those writers who carry a deep knowledge of Graff-history, a big stash of Graff-experience and basically genuinity and spontaneity enough that you can detect in every gesture or Graffiti production they drop. No matter what surface, which tool, or the overall psychophysical conditions. The result will always be fresh and unique, even more, if the piece is not perfectly balanced and technically sharp.
The people who we feature all have at least one thing in common – they are Graffiti Minded. They do what they do for the fun of doing it, with the consciousness of the whole Graffiti heritage on their shoulders. L’ art pour L’ art – in that sense, but translated to a streetlevel, haha. Once we realized that underlying unifying property, our project had a name to go by and Graffiti Minded was born.

Luckily, we know the guys behind the Usual clothing brand. Their whole entourage shares the same values and mindset as we do, so they quickly agreed to support and actively participated to design this first issue.

Since you tend to almost take an anachronistic step into the print market in these digital times, can you name any influences of printed matter that shaped your understanding of magazines and books?

We grew up smelling uncoated pages of Graffiti zines and books while pointing our noses towards the binding. Digital is nice, it is fast and it is worldwide but nothing is more honest than a printed piece of paper.
There are a few good projects out there who don’t give a s**t and still trust the print market. We have been inspired since day one by Incognito Magazine with their dry layout and essential selection of sprayers. More recently, we have been amused by the disruptive approach of Team Flight Mode, who helped and inspired the GM project to take place on the right wave. We appreciate to be featured on Spray Daily, as they are the number one Graffiti content digital platform in our perception.

Will you pursue any further projects or issues with Graffiti Minded?

For sure, Graffiti Minded will be printing more but also more digital projects will be released within the next months, so stay tuned!

Graffiti Minded issue #1 was released physically during the Unlock Fair in Modena. Online, there is a slim chance to cop the gem here, exclusively on Usual, a milan based upcoming underground clothing line, which we adore. Better be quick! All pictures shot by Toni Brugnoli.

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In case you are in the northern region of Italy this weekend, consider visiting Modena for the Unlock Book Fair! A true feast of Graffiti books and zines! Check out their website for further information – some adjustments to the original agenda have been made, to keep everyone involved safe and sound. Initially the concept involved a more global outlook. Now, the fair concentrates on the Italian publishing scene. Lots of promising projects will be launched and presented during the event. We strongly suggest to check out their content! On the bright side, most of the talks and presentations will be made available digitally.

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Flight Mode will release their fourth publication soon. Being even thicker than the previous volumes once more, they pursue to present their notion of international art on trains. Enough of a reason to invite them to briefly comment on some crucial subjects.

What is Flight Mode to you and what can we expect in the future?

Flight Mode is our outlet for an abstract feeling of wanderlust. Some people might know us from doing books, others maybe from instagram. However, our approach follows a holistic concept. We are not limited to any medium, neither virtual nor physical. We might even work on completely different projects in the future, like curating art shows or producing apparel.

Can you name any influences?

We draw influences from everywhere. Specifically speaking of Graffiti, Magazines such as Underground Productions and Xplicit Grafx are amongst our all-time favorites. When it comes to videos, Dirty Handz 3, Ten Minutes Issue 2, later on Wolume 2 and Lila had an impact on us. For sure there is a lot more dope stuff out there, but the publications mentioned here certainly are timeless classics!

What does the title „The Journey Home“ represent?

So far, every issue had its own moniker. From No.1 „Treasured Moments and Memorabilia“ and No.2 „Between Anticipation and Documentation“ to No.3 „Old Habits, New Habitats“, we went full circle now. While still dwelling on traveling, No.4 „The Journey Home“ finally examines the counterpart of being away. The grass always seems a little greener elsewhere, but being at home surely brings about several advantages. Thus, No.4 provides a new angle to our own formula.

If you are keen to do more research on your own, check out their selection on instagram, listen to their soundtrack on spotify, check their upcoming trailer and lastly, get their products here. Flight Mode No. 4 will release on 11th of June. Stay tuned!

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