SUB

Published in 1993, SUB stands as one of the very first Melbourne graffiti magazines, documenting a raw and rapidly evolving scene before much of it disappeared beneath buffed walls and fading memory. Packed with rare train pieces, street burners and unseen photographs featuring writers like PUZLE, NEW2, MERDA and more, the magazine captures the energy of an era when Melbourne graffiti was still building its own visual language from steel, concrete and aerosol dust. Every page feels wired directly into the tunnels, rail yards and late-night missions that shaped the city’s underground graffiti culture in the early 1990s.

The debut issue of SUB was created as a dedicated platform for graffiti writers and the culture surrounding them, treating aerosol art not as vandalism but as a serious creative movement connected to the global spread of hip hop from New York to Australia. The magazine’s manifesto carries the urgency of a scene demanding recognition, celebrating the dedication, risk and individuality behind each style while pushing back against mainstream ignorance and media dismissal. More than just a graffiti publication, SUB functions as a living document of Melbourne’s graffiti underworld at a time when the culture was still fiercely underground, fiercely local and determined to leave its mark permanently across the city.

Some minor fading to the right hand side of the zine.