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The Official Style Wars Documentary -All photos copyright ©HenryChalfant and Public Art Films unless stated. Curated by @carlosmare @mare139

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This exhibition concludes its run at the Straat Museum. You have a few months to visit—don’t miss the train!

We want to express our gratitude for another wonderful experience shared with everyone who follows this art form. We take with us the unforgettable memory of seeing those flashlights once again casting a soft glow on the pieces, and the emotion-filled eyes of the people holding them.

And, of course, a huge thank you to Henry—a true master—for documenting, for sharing, and for believing in us when no one else did.

ART IS NOT A CRIME HENRY CHALFANT: CAPTURING GRAFFITI CULTURE, NYC 1977–1987

Curated by @suso33 (SUSO33)

🇳🇱 AMSTERDAM 📍 STRAAT Museum

🗓 OCT 9, 2026 — MAR 13, 2027

𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 @straatmuseum

@dutch_graffiti_library #Artisnotacrime #Graffiti #Amsterdam #Hiphop @henrychalfant #SUSO33 @stylewarsnyc

📸 @selectormarxphoto

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My name is SUSO33, graffiti writer and curator of this exhibition, and I am here because Henry Chalfant changed my life, and the live of entire generation.

Henry gave us a voice.

The Netherlands was the bridge for that revolution between New York and Europe, and the first place value graffiti writers as artists; that is why this exhibition could be possible at STRAAT.

This show is my tribute, and that of everyone who they had a path thanks to him. Thank you, Henry, our master, for documenting, for sharing and for believing in us when no one else did.

ART IS NOT A CRIME
HENRY CHALFANT: CAPTURING GRAFFITI CULTURE, NYC 1977–1987

Curated by SUSO33

🇳🇱 AMSTERDAM
📍 STRAAT Museum
🗓 9 OCT 2026 — 13 MAR 2027

𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 @straatmuseum

@dutch_graffiti_library

#Artisnotacrime #Graffiti #Amsterdam #Hiphop @henrychalfant #SUSO33

📸 @selectormarxphoto

🎧🎶🎤 @nas @djpremier

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Like walking onto a movie set after seeing the film. #classicseen #seenua #godfatherofgraffiti #stylewars #thebronx #nycgraffiti #classicgraffiti #graffitihistory #theaerosolarchive

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I do not own the rights to this music or video

Audio Credit "Writers" Nas and Dj Premier

Video Credit Style Wars

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Una francesinha y al lío 🇵🇹

#graffiti #graff #flow #style #world

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Being these days covering “ART IS NOT A CRIME. Henry Chalfant: Capturing graffiti culture, NYC, 1977–1987” has been something really massive and deeply emotional. If we already lived through historic moments in Madrid and New York, Amsterdam has allowed us to delve even deeper into Henry’s pure gaze, into his way of seeing and documenting this art.

Seeing Henry’s work displayed in such a huge space as the STRAAT hall is truly awe-inspiring. But the most special thing has been witnessing the complicity and the very personal and emotional bond seen between Henry and Suso. It felt like the crowning touch to an flawless trilogy on Henry’s work, curated by SUSO33 out of knowledge, affection, and absolute respect for the roots of the movement.

Thanks both ❤️

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Great opening tomorrow.
Everything is ready... now yes, the countdown begins.

Curated by @suso33 (SUSO33)

🇳🇱 AMSTERDAM📍 STRAAT Museum

𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘
𝗛𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗧: 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗜 𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘, 𝗡𝗬𝗖 1977–1987

🗓 9 OCT 2026 — 13 MAR 2027

𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 @straatmuseum

@dutch_graffiti_library

#Artisnotacrime #Graffiti #Amsterdam #Hiphop
@henrychalfant #SUSO33 @stylewarsnyc

SPECIAL THANKS por estas fotos a @selectormarxphoto que nos ha acompañado en todo el recorrido de este proyecto 🙌🏼❤️

🎧🎶🎤 @nas @djpremier

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🔹DEZ🔹DJ KAYSLAY🔹
Primeras pinceladas del lienzo que estoy pintando del gran DEZ en el que poco a poco va dejando ver su rostro en el lienzo para el proyecto en el Museo de Graffiti en Miami.
@deztfa
@djkayslay
🔹Beginning to give the first brushstrokes of a painting dedicated to DEZ that will be exhibited at the Museum of Graffiti in the city of Miami.
🔹New project Hall of Fame for the @museumofgraffiti
DEZ- Pioneer
@deztfa
@djkayslay
🎨 Oilpainting in progress by
BETO Beto Landsky
156 TDS ROC TGO TDT
EX VANDALS
#dez #graffiti #graffitilegend #djkayslay #betolandsky

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Shooting the NYC Graffiti Legacy ART IS NOT A CRIME: ART VS. TRANSIT (1977–1987)

Squeezing two wild experiences like these into 20 slides is tough as hell! @artisnotacrime1977_1987 @artvstransit

Back in 2018, I was in Madrid shooting Henry Chalfant’s exhibition, “ART IS NOT A CRIME, 1977 – 1987.” It was a huge tribute from @suso33 to a true blueprint icon of the culture, the man who dropped #subwayart and #stylewars and showed the whole world the holy grail of graffiti. I won’t ever forget the crowd walking into CEART with flashlights, @henrychalfant holding court from the top of the main hall, or Suso catching tags and painting train replicas alongside total legends like @bladekingofgraf and @kel1st

Fast forward to 2019, I hit NYC with the crew to catch “ART VS. TRANSIT – 1977 – 1987” at the Bronx Museum. Documenting the memory of those old-school whole-cars right there in the Boogie Down, surrounded by original heavyweights where it all started... shit was mind-blowing. Everyone was in the building: icons like @crazylegsbx , legendary photo-heads like @joeconzo , Martha Cooper, and #jamesprigoff , plus a grip of original writers like @comet_the_king_1971 , @partonetds , Lee Quiñones, skeme,@albert_diaz1 , Snake 1, @mare139 , @duli_007 , @sjk_171 and @mike_171

Tomorrow I’m grabbing my gear to ride with SUSO33 and the team for the next stop: @straatmuseum in Amsterdam for “ART IS NOT A CRIME. Henry Chalfant: Capturing graffiti culture, NYC, 1977–1987.” They’re opening Henry’s first major retrospective in Holland, bringing back that original vibe he built with the city in the ‘80s that sparked the whole European scene.

For real, SUSO33’s curation hits different because he gets the culture from the inside out. He knows how to bring that raw street language and Henry’s flavor into a museum without losing an ounce of realness. Covering these three spots back-to-back ain’t just another photo gig for me. It’s about witnessing graffiti history being told with pure respect, capturing these generational link-ups, and documenting a legacy that, forty years later, is still running the world.

¡Vaya movida s sintetizar en 20 slides dos experiencias como estas!

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📸 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁: 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱

A pioneer in documenting graffiti on trains and New York’s emerging hip hop, Henry turned his gaze to Amsterdam in the early ’80s. 🚇

𝘚𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘵 and 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘵 were, for many European writers, the first window into the New York scene.

The trains could disappear.
The paintings could be erased.
But the images were already traveling.

“𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. Carlos Mare139 @carlosmare

US 🇺🇸 NEW YORK
↓
NL 🇳🇱 AMSTERDAM
↓
🌍 THE WORLD

Now, the images are traveling again. ✨

🚇📸 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞

Third stop.
Third station.
Third show.

Three stations.
One story in motion.

Curated by @suso33 (SUSO33)

🇳🇱 AMSTERDAM
📍 STRAAT Museum

𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘
𝗛𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗧: 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗜 𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘, 𝗡𝗬𝗖 1977–1987

🗓 9 OCT 2026 — 13 MAR 2027

𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 @straatmuseum

@dutch_graffiti_library
@spainculturenl

#Artisnotacrime #Graffiti #Amsterdam #Hiphop @henrychalfant @stylewarsnyc @artvstransit #SUSO33

📸 @annabelle.quiroga.zegers

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@volkskrantmagazine
@henrychalfant @stylewarsnyc

ART IS NOT A CRIME
HENRY CHALFANT: CAPTURING GRAFFITI CULTURE, NYC 1977–1987
9 OCT 2026 — 13 MAR 2027
@artisnotacrime1977_1987 @artvstransit
@straatmuseum

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@stylewarsnyc Barbara Andalcio ‘a whole miserable subculture’ LTD Edition Oner can 001-004. Check the credits ‘Oner Signs & Ronny Oner’ Style Wars - The Outtakes. @montana_colors @mtn_can_art

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