Dave Mata, DJ and Reader People Issue subject, is flipping through:
Grime Time magazine In the past several decades, people’s appreciation for outsider art has grown considerably, yet there are still fringe areas that remain undocumented. Whether for lack of an audience, fear of the Man, or just plain ignorance, there’s been a serious gap in the documentation of Chicago’s graffiti scene. I’m not referencing the last ten years’ art-school vomit of ironic wheat-pasters, but the guys that keep it old-school with rattle cans, fill-ins, trains—you know, the scary stuff. Grime Time brings back the feel of a 90s punk fanzine. The photocopy-style zine features interviews and pictures of a much less glamorous side of modern street art. Limited runs have been available at Quimby’s bookstore, and a T-shirt designed by Chaz Boriquez (LA) is currently available at the National Museum of Mexican Art. Other limited clothing items, and maybe some old copies of the zine, are available at the Howard Street Gallery in Evanston.
