Since 2010, a generation of graffiti writers has pushed the medium further than ever before.
Some have used graffiti as a launchpad into contemporary art. Others have pushed tagging, street work and train painting into new territory, experimenting with digital tools, new materials and entirely different ways of working.
Tags to Riches brings these artists together to define graffiti as an art form in its own right, featuring more than 100 artists from across the world, alongside essays and reportage from the cities and mini-scenes that shaped them.
What’s Involved
We’re asking each artist to submit a selection of high-resolution images: a tag, photographs of your work, and examples that show the range of your practice. We’d also like to ask you three to five short questions about your work and how it has developed.
We’re especially interested in the different directions graffiti can take: from tags, street pieces and train painting to large-scale murals, international painting trips and contemporary studio work.
What makes this moment so interesting is that artists no longer have to choose between these worlds. Many move freely between them, and this book is about capturing that range.
Extent: 320 to 384 pages (TBC)
Format: 250 x 320mm, hardback
Status: In progress, currently writing
Publication: Winter/Fall 2027
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, home to the genre defining Subway Art, Spraycan Art, and Graffiti World, and now Tags to Riches
Who's Behind It
Suridh Hassan and Ryo Sanada have spent over two decades documenting graffiti cultures around the world. Together they co-authored Rackgaki and Graffiti Asia (Laurence King), the deadmau5 anniversary book out October 2026 (Soi Books), B-Sides and Outtakes with Remi Rough, and the Hello My Name Is series, published through their imprint Soi Books, also home to the bestselling Stickerbomb series (Laurence King).
Beyond publishing, the pair are documentary filmmakers, directing and producing music documentaries including Bassweight and Scratching the Surface: Japan, alongside human rights and undercover films such as Foul Play and Soka Afrika.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Thames & Hudson, home to Subway Art, Spraycan Art, and Graffiti World.
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We're contacting and confirming contributors from now through the end of 2026. It should be published towards winter/fall 2027.
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High-res images, a tag plus photos of your work, and 3 to 5 questions answered.
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Remote
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You'll have editorial input on your own interview and image selection. This is your story, in your words.
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Send what you've got. We can work with you to source better material, improve what you have or get creative.
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No payment, but every contributor receives a free copy of the finished book.
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Send them this page. This is going out artist to artist, not through open call.