MOSES & TAPS™

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MOSES & TAPS™
MOSES & TAPS™ graffiti in San Francisco
Styleavant-garde
MovementGraffiti, urban art, post-graffiti
Websitehttps://mosestaps.shop/en

MOSES & TAPS™ are an artist collective from Europe. Primarily known for their graffiti on walls and trains, they have been exhibited in galleries and museums in Germany and internationally.

History[edit]

The collective combines the pseudonyms of its two individual founders, Moses and Taps, who began painting graffiti art in 1994.[1] The duo are believed to have been working collaboratively since 2007.[2]

In 2017 MOSES & TAPS™ took part in the Viral Vandals exhibition at the MU Hybrid Art House alongside several other artists including Brad Downey and Utah & Ether.[3]

MOSES & TAPS™ Have produced various publications documenting their work. Their first book was titled INTERNATIONAL TOPSPRAYER™ and documented the collective’s project to paint graffiti on 1000 trains in 1000 days.[4] Following the success of the publication, which was reputed to be one of the most widely read graffiti publications ever, SAME SAME™ was released in 2014.[5] In 2019 MOSES & TAPS™ collaborated with the photographer Edward Nightingale to produce MEMENTO MORI on the occasion of the Rose Béton Biennale.[6] The following year GRAFFITI AVANTGARDE™ was released showcasing the work of MOSES & TAPS™ since 2011.[7]

Works[edit]

MOSES & TAPS™ tags adorn a railway bridge in Hanover, Germany.

In 2010 MOSES & TAPS™ attracted widespread attention when they created a mock door on the window of an Hanover S-Bahn train.[8] The following year the collective produced an artwork in which 76 dollar bills were affixed to a Hamburg S-Bahn train spelling out the word ‘sellout’ as a critique of the commercialisation of urban art.[9]

In April 2015 their action THE WALL™ attracted international media attention.[10] The collective noted in an interview that their piece had raised the absurdity of prosecuting them for such an action in the minds of the public.[11] Following the media coverage of THE WALL™ it was later revealed that Deutsche Bahn had lied about the costs incurred in removing the artwork.[12]

In 2018, a work entitled Das Kann Ich Auch, painted by MOSES & TAPS™ in 2013, sold for €11,700 in an auction at the Parisian auction house Artcurial.[13]

Select exhibitions[edit]

Publications[edit]

  • Moses & Taps™ (2011). INTERNATIONAL TOPSPRAYER. Germany: Publikat Verlags und Handels KG. ISBN 978-3939566359.
  • Moses & Taps™ (2014). SAME SAME. EU: The Grifters Publishing.
  • Moses & Taps™ (2019). MEMENTO MORI. Germany: Gutenburg Beuys Feindruckerei.
  • Moses & Taps™ (2020). GRAFFITI AVANTGARDE™. The Grifters Publishing. ISBN 978-3939566540.
  • Moses & Taps™ (2021). TOPSPRAYER EXPIRED™. Germany: Publikat. ISBN 978-3939566571.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BIOGRAPHY OF MOSES & TAPS™ TOPSPRAYER™". Golden Hands Gallery. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ Morchner, Tobias. "Graffiti-Sprayer in Hannover ist ein Phantom". Hannoversche Allgemeine. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. ^ "#ViralVandals". MU Hybrid Art House. MU Hybrid Art House. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. ^ Boris, Good Guy. "MOSES AND TAPS INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE FOR THE GRIFTERS JOURNAL". The Grifters Journal. The Grifters. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. ^ "SAME SAME™ - BOOK BY TAPS MOSES™ & THE GRIFTERS". The Grifters. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. ^ Nightingale, Edward. "MEMENTO MORI: Rose Béton Biennale 2019". Edward Nightingale. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  7. ^ "GRAFFITI AVANTGARDE – Das neue Buch von MOSES & TAPS". ilovegraffiti.de. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  8. ^ K, R. "TAPS S-Bahn Fake-Tür in Hannover". RBNSHT. urbanshit.de. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Sellout". fk.1just.de. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  10. ^ Heinemann, Christoph. "SoKo Graffiti glaubt: Das sind die S-Bahn-Maurer". Hamburger Abendblatt. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  11. ^ Heinemann, Christoph. "Hamburger S-Bahnmaurer: "Den Druck hat doch die Polizei"". Hamburger Abendblatt. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  12. ^ Heinemann, Christoph. "S-Bahn-Maurer richteten geringen Schaden an". Hamburger Abendblatt. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  13. ^ Castagna, Karine. "Lot 27 TAPS & MOSES (Collectif fondé en 2007) Das Kann Ich Auch - 2013". Artcurial. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Achtung: Asphaltkultur – German Graffiti Avantgarde". www.germany-and-india.com. Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  15. ^ "New project: Public art project with the Taipei Museum of Contemporary Art". Public Delivery. public delivery.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  16. ^ "BUNDESKUNSTHALL OF FAME: Graffiti & Street Art Festival". Bundeskunsthalle. Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  17. ^ "HAMBURG – MOSES & TAPS – Corporate Identity™ Exhibition". ilovegraffiti.de. ilovegraffiti.de. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  18. ^ "BÜGELFEUER". spedition-bremen.com (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Local Heroes. Marseille & Berlin". Musée Regards de Provence. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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