Rubae the book

192 pages
Edited by Rubae
29.7 x 23 cm
Language: English, Ukrainian
Hardback on paper Müncken Pure 130 g/m2
Publisher: Self-published
Edition of 500 copies, signed and hand-numbered by the artist
2023

Rubae the book is dedicated to graffiti on freight cars of Kovalska, the leading building materials manufacturer and property developer in Ukraine.

The book was supposed to be published in the spring of 2022, but for well known reasons it did not happen. 132 works from autumn 2018 to winter 2022 are collected here. With this publication, Rubae sets himself the goal of creating a concise book that would document a unique period in the history of Ukrainian graffiti. As well as shining a light on a movement that represents a sub-portion of the Ukrainian graffiti writing community that may have otherwise gone undocumented for the international graffiti movement.

The original concept was to title the book One Hundred Wagons, but it quickly became clear that it was going to be impossible to stop…