The first time I heard the phrase “going all-city” was watching the 1983 graffiti documentary Style Wars when a young writer SKEME (I believe it was) explained the term. Graffiti writers in New York City would work hard and risk a run-in with the law or other writers to get their tags up in all five boroughs to achieve this notable feat. When I was thinking about the idea of going all-city and what it meant back then in the context of tagging, I also started thinking about what is possible now in the digital age with things like social media and using stickers as a form of tagging. Back then writers would use whatever was available to them to get their tags up – spray paint, homemade markers, carbon paper and blackboard erasers, even shoe polish. I had this idea of using what’s available now and going all-nation by sending my stickers to other sticker artists I connect with through social media and tracking where they go up to get one up in every US state. If you would like to participate in this fun experiment, shoot me an email at dave@davetoo.com or DM on Instagram at @davetoostickers and I’ll send you a few of my stickers and my address for you to send me a few of yours. I’ll post your pics and tag you on Instagram, so be sure to include your IG handle if you email.
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