MINT&SERF: BETWEEN LANGUAGE+ART
‘Mint&Serf: Between Language+Art’ is a comprehensive look at over twenty five years (1998-2024) of collaborative in-studio work and outdoor practice by the New York City-based artist duo, Mint&Serf also known as the MIRF. Rooted in graffiti and formal mark-making, the two artists continuously explore the effervescent spirit of vandalism as it relates to public and private spaces in the context of contemporary visual culture. As long-time practitioners who remain active in the graffiti scene to this day, they confront old image-making tropes and continue to rethink ideas embedded in the act of vandalism as it relates to social norms of the status quo. It is a vivid tale of two teenagers who met in the late and gritty 1990’s in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn over common passion and continued to explore beyond the five boroughs and collaborate into their forties.
The monograph opens up with grainy images of vintage pre-9/11 New York City and weaves through over two decades of travel, debauchery, vandalizing, and collaborating with friends like Richie Shazam and notable brands like Coach and Red Bull. The limited edition publication features unreleased in-action photographs, their signature scribble drawings and therapy paintings, behind-the-scenes studio shots, MIRF ephemera, anecdotal narration, and photos of vintage New York City dating back to 1998 when the duo first met. The volume spans 468 pages across two languages, weaving together seven essays with photographs from more than thirty notable contributors and collaborators including: Richie Shazam, Peter Sutherland, late Christopher Johnson, Osvaldo Chance Jimenez, Julia Fox, Pablo Power, Cat Marnell, Michael Krim, Sacha Jenkins, and many others who have been part of their journey to the day.
Design, production and printing of Mint&Serf:Between Language+Art was generously supported by Adrian Moeller, Corrine Morano-Geis and Roman Geis, Paul Lindahl, Diane Patrone, Jase NYC, Adriana&Marco Louison, Cora Newmann in honor of Wyatt Newmann and Patty Perriera.
Artist Monograph
English and Japanese
December 2024
9.5 x 11.25 inches
468 pages
Full-color hard cover
Trade Edition (English) of 680 (numbered)
Foreward: Richie Shazam
Essays: Osvaldo Chance Jimenez, Megan Garwood, Jonathan Krohn, Sacha Jenkins, NOV YORK and Miguel Gomez.
Cover photography: Caleb Bark+Mikhail Sokovikov
Layout Design: Robin Weissenborn
Photo contributors: Osvaldo Chance Jimenez, ,Olivia Malone, Lorenzo Fariello, Peter Sutherland, Richie Shazam, Sean Vegezzi, Megan Garwood, Cyrus Ra, Robert Whitman, Mateo Suarez, Michael Krim, Scott Furkay, Curtis Kulig, Steve Reed, Luna Park, Ricky Chapman, Falcon Duran, and many others.
‘Mint&Serf: Between Language+Art’ is a comprehensive look at over twenty five years (1998-2024) of collaborative in-studio work and outdoor practice by the New York City-based artist duo, Mint&Serf also known as the MIRF. Rooted in graffiti and formal mark-making, the two artists continuously explore the effervescent spirit of vandalism as it relates to public and private spaces in the context of contemporary visual culture. As long-time practitioners who remain active in the graffiti scene to this day, they confront old image-making tropes and continue to rethink ideas embedded in the act of vandalism as it relates to social norms of the status quo. It is a vivid tale of two teenagers who met in the late and gritty 1990’s in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn over common passion and continued to explore beyond the five boroughs and collaborate into their forties.
The monograph opens up with grainy images of vintage pre-9/11 New York City and weaves through over two decades of travel, debauchery, vandalizing, and collaborating with friends like Richie Shazam and notable brands like Coach and Red Bull. The limited edition publication features unreleased in-action photographs, their signature scribble drawings and therapy paintings, behind-the-scenes studio shots, MIRF ephemera, anecdotal narration, and photos of vintage New York City dating back to 1998 when the duo first met. The volume spans 468 pages across two languages, weaving together seven essays with photographs from more than thirty notable contributors and collaborators including: Richie Shazam, Peter Sutherland, late Christopher Johnson, Osvaldo Chance Jimenez, Julia Fox, Pablo Power, Cat Marnell, Michael Krim, Sacha Jenkins, and many others who have been part of their journey to the day.
Design, production and printing of Mint&Serf:Between Language+Art was generously supported by Adrian Moeller, Corrine Morano-Geis and Roman Geis, Paul Lindahl, Diane Patrone, Jase NYC, Adriana&Marco Louison, Cora Newmann in honor of Wyatt Newmann and Patty Perriera.
Artist Monograph
English and Japanese
December 2024
9.5 x 11.25 inches
468 pages
Full-color hard cover
Trade Edition (English) of 680 (numbered)
Foreward: Richie Shazam
Essays: Osvaldo Chance Jimenez, Megan Garwood, Jonathan Krohn, Sacha Jenkins, NOV YORK and Miguel Gomez.
Cover photography: Caleb Bark+Mikhail Sokovikov
Layout Design: Robin Weissenborn
Photo contributors: Osvaldo Chance Jimenez, ,Olivia Malone, Lorenzo Fariello, Peter Sutherland, Richie Shazam, Sean Vegezzi, Megan Garwood, Cyrus Ra, Robert Whitman, Mateo Suarez, Michael Krim, Scott Furkay, Curtis Kulig, Steve Reed, Luna Park, Ricky Chapman, Falcon Duran, and many others.
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FULL SPECTRUM
Full Spectrum, a collaborative zine by artists, Mint&Serf and UTAH, is a visual feast that captures their six-week European spreaycation in the summer of 2023. From the vibrant streets of Berlin to the sun-kissed shores of Southern Italy, the zine is a colorful and eclectic mix of drawings, photographs, and other trip ephemera.
Full Spectrum was supported by Montana Cans.
Full Color Zine printed in Milan and randomly bound in Rome, Italy.
English
October 2023
5.5 x 8.5 inches
44 pages
Edition of 20 (signed and numbered).
Includes original drawings
Back Cover by Alessandro SimonettiCover Photo by Jason Aaron Wall
Sleeve production by Kieva Dvashe
Domestic and international shipping is available.
Please allow two weeks for delivery from placing the order.
MIRF&UTAH
Full Spectrum, a collaborative zine by artists, Mint&Serf and UTAH, is a visual feast that captures their six-week European spreaycation in the summer of 2023. From the vibrant streets of Berlin to the sun-kissed shores of Southern Italy, the zine is a colorful and eclectic mix of drawings, photographs, and other trip ephemera.
The zine's pages are randomly bound, making each copy a unique work of art. The drawings are original and expressive, capturing the artists' unique perspectives on the places they visited and the people they met. And the zine sleeve embelished with woven insignia and tailored from Vatican robes is a whimsical and playful touch that adds to the zine's charm. Full Spectrum is more than just a travelogue; it is a celebration of friendship and creativity. It is a zine that is meant to be cherished and shared, and it is sure to inspire readers to embark on their own adventures. Each copy will include original drawings by the three artists.
Full Spectrum was supported by Montana Cans.
Full Color Zine printed in Milan and randomly bound in Rome, Italy.
English
October 2023
5.5 x 8.5 inches
44 pages
Edition of 20 (signed and numbered).
Includes original drawings
Back Cover by Alessandro SimonettiCover Photo by Jason Aaron Wall
Sleeve production by Kieva Dvashe
Domestic and international shipping is available.
Please allow two weeks for delivery from placing the order.
RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME
Right Place, Wrong Time, a new collaborative zine by artists, Pablo Power is a visual archive of a graffiti career that spans more than thirty years. The 40-page and full color zine is a series of historical screengrabs that document Power’s practice and dedication to graffiti from the early days of painting forgotten places to recent large-scale and high-risk acts. The zine contains lots of never-before-seen photographs and rare insight into Power’s more recent public transit intervention. Each zine comes in an one-of-kind and artist-made sleeve which were created for the zine release on October 25th, 2025 at BlankMagNYC.
Right Place, Wrong Time printed and bound in Brooklyn, NY.
English
October 2025
5.5 x 8.5 inches
40 pages
Edition of 40 (signed and numbered).
Includes a one-of-kind artist-made sleeve
Front&Back Cover by SiOne
Front&Back Cover by Mint&Serf
Sleeve production by Pablo Power
Domestic and international shipping is available.
Please allow two weeks for delivery from placing the order.
MIRF&PABLO POWER
Right Place, Wrong Time, a new collaborative zine by artists, Pablo Power is a visual archive of a graffiti career that spans more than thirty years. The 40-page and full color zine is a series of historical screengrabs that document Power’s practice and dedication to graffiti from the early days of painting forgotten places to recent large-scale and high-risk acts. The zine contains lots of never-before-seen photographs and rare insight into Power’s more recent public transit intervention. Each zine comes in an one-of-kind and artist-made sleeve which were created for the zine release on October 25th, 2025 at BlankMagNYC.
Right Place, Wrong Time printed and bound in Brooklyn, NY.English
October 2025
5.5 x 8.5 inches
40 pages
Edition of 40 (signed and numbered).
Includes a one-of-kind artist-made sleeve
Front&Back Cover by SiOne
Front&Back Cover by Mint&Serf
Sleeve production by Pablo Power
Domestic and international shipping is available.
Please allow two weeks for delivery from placing the order.
