Even IG Times made it to Sotheby's

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.
Via Sotheby's