About

The project’s name comes from that of the graffiti instagram page TLLT, created in 2017 to document the phenomenon of contemporary, post-modern graffiti, a movement considered at times as ‘anti-style’, at times as the graffiti ultimate avant-garde.
As opposed to classic IG ‘spotting profiles’ – that post everything appearing on every train going by the station, without selection — TLLT is a curated project, intended as a space for research and inspiration, bringing together different, specific graffiti styles, each one carrying its own signature traits. Over time, TLLT evolved into an Instagram archive, posting not just works the admin collects herself (spotted from walls and trains around Italy and Europe), but also ‘stealing’ graffiti works from other pages. This choice well fits with the meaning of "TUTTI LIBERI LIBERE TUTTE" – a claim often appearing on Italian walls. The admin’s choice to repost pictures from other profiles was deliberate, and intended to show a growing community of followers what the most stylish stuff really is today. This also means finally leaving behind the dogma and rigor that defined the graffiti in 2000 – and sometimes left them stuck in time.

It’s not a perfect, precise light or shadow that would make graffiti cool, nor a perfect three-dimensional look or outline. The most stylish graffiti have original, distinctive features, bringing to light the author’s freedom. The author might not even draw the lights, put shadows, or care about the three dimensions and achieve super stylish and expressive results, who cares if the piece reads incomprehensible in the eyes of most.  This editorial project – carried out in collaboration with 0331 and Usual – was born to make space for this kind of graffiti, which is still not well represented in Italy. In fact, those who exceed the canons have traditionally been considered "trash" or outsiders, and never found a space where they could have the freedom to show their work. Nonetheless, the Italian scene is full of graffiti writers showing peculiar care and attention for their work and fitting perfectly within this new graffiti movement. Their work is aware of the past, while breaking free from old traditions at the same time, savoring a breeze from the future.