Not a bad price for the whole set actually
David Schmidlapp founded the IGTimes in 1984, making it the first magazine devoted to
aerosol art and culture. Schmidlapp first approached the project as an outsider, but soon
became a collaborator with the various artists of the movement.
In 1986, he teamed up with with legendary "writer" and Hip Hop pioneer Phase 2 (starting
with volume 8), with circulation growing from 2000 to 5000. In 1998, two years after
production ended, an edition of 100 complete sets were issued, or which this is number 2.
David Schmidlapp has been a New York City photography-based artist for the past five decades.
Photography has been the binding thread for all his artistic endeavors, which have included
projection, installation, photomontage, filmmaking, publishing and performance.
The IGTimes archive, consisting of thousands of pre-digital artifacts, was acquired Cornell
University's Library to become part of their Hip Hop collection.
Complete sets have also been acquired by institutions such as MoMA, Getty, Stanford and Yale
University.
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