Pre-order: WHITEBOOK 01 – IT’S A CIRCLE

by Mark Grokenberger

New York City is the birthplace of graffiti and especially of trainwriting. Since the mid 80s writers from all over the world visit their Mecca and many of them try to achieve painting the iconic subway as their heroes did since the 1970s. With the first volume of the WHITEBOOK series IT’S A CIRCLE has several visits to the big Apple of German writer and photographer Mark Grokenberger between 2019 and 2024 in focus.



“Mark Grokenberger’s initial intention was simply to explore New York City, retracing the footsteps of  “graffiti legends“ such as LEE, DONDI or SEEN. He sought to experience the olfactory ambiance of the venerable tunnels, to execute a piece in locations where numerous milestones had been established, and to capture a vestige of the bygone New York that has largely vanished.”
René Kaestner

The 224-paged hardcover tells the chronological story of befriended writers who first tick off their list to hit the local subway once only to find out that the city has way more to offer for ambitious train writers. With each new trip to NYC they professionalize their missions which leads to concept end-to-ends, full colour wholecars and even wholetrains. Their actions are separated into six chapters and accompanied with reflecting texts and stories on selected actions.

“It’s more craft than graffiti art, but that should be our mark. Megalomaniacal kids from Europe reaching for the stars in the USA. Simple but true. […] Painting so many big pieces was never our intention, but rather a result of a naturally grown affection for the city and its subway system.”

IT’S A CIRCLE comes as a five year covering travel journey with outstanding photographs, not only of tunnel actions, yard, traffic and drone shots, it also captures the authentic New York in amazing atmospheric street and subway station photographs. Featured names are SEKO, BQEM, YUSUF, TUKI, IRAK, EYSIR, ORG, IOC, MOPS, and more.



“But sometimes, things demand to be seen. Sometimes, I have to step out, to share. This is one of those times. These are the memories, snippets, and stories from some of my best adventures, experiences shared with incredible friends.“



The first WHITEBOOK volume opens with an introduction by founder of the series René Kaestner. It is available as 250 copy signed limited edition including two prints and a postcard and as regular edition solely consisting of the book.


224 pages, 30 x 20 cm, hardcover, regular edition and a limited edition of 250 copies including two A4 prints and a postcard,
Language: English

Release date: April 2025

ISBN: 978-3-9825457-2-1

Publisher: RED TOWER Publishing

Note: This is a pre-order. We expect to ship the books in mid April. Orders which also include other titles will be shipped together in one parcel.