468 pages Edited by Mint & Serf Text(s) by Megan Garwood, Osvaldo Chance Jimenez, Dumar Novy, Miguel Gomez, Sacha Jenkins SHR, Jonathan Krohn Foreword by Richie Shazam Designed by Robin Weissenborn 29 x 24,6 cm Language: English and Japanese Hardback Publisher: Périphérie Books Edition of 680 copies 2025
Mint&Serf: Between Language + Art offers an expansive look at more than 25 years (1998–2024) of collaborative studio work and street practice by the New York City-based artist duo known as Mint&Serf, or the MIRF. Grounded in graffiti and expressive mark-making, their work explores the raw, fleeting spirit of vandalism within both public and private spaces, challenging traditional visual culture and social norms. Still active in the graffiti world, Mint&Serf continue to rethink the role of rebellion in art, confronting outdated tropes and redefining the aesthetics of disruption.
Their story begins in the gritty streets of late-1990s Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, where two teenagers bonded over a shared passion and went on to build a decades-long collaboration that extends far beyond the five boroughs.
The monograph opens with grainy images of pre-9/11 New York and unfolds through two decades of travel, transgression, and creative alliance. Featuring unreleased action shots, their iconic scribble drawings and “therapy” paintings, studio snapshots, rare MIRF artifacts, and candid narration, this limited-edition book captures the duo’s creative evolution. Spanning 468 pages in two languages, it includes seven essays and visual contributions from over thirty collaborators—among them Richie Shazam, Peter Sutherland, the late Christopher Johnson, Julia Fox, Cat Marnell, Sacha Jenkins, and many more who have shaped and shared their journey.
