CREW CALL-SIGN // [NWC]FOUNDED 1981Queens, NY • Manhattan, NY

NEW WAVE CREW

Early-80s NYC Sculptural Wildstyle & Queens/Manhattan Subway Vanguard

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

Pushing subway wildstyle into three-dimensional sculpture and New Wave art.

New Wave Crew (NWC) united visionary 1980s NYC writers including Mare 139 (Carlos Mare), Shy 147, Cos 207, Kaves, Lady Pink, and Dondi White, bridging subway yard burners with the East Village gallery movement.

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[NWC] CREW CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (2 REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE

PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED1180+

INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER1

ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS8

SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED40

[NWC] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1981

COMPLETE [NWC] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1981)

✓ ACTIVE & CLASSIC [NWC] WRITERS ROSTER (1 DOCUMENTED WRITERS — CLICK ANY WRITER FOR ARTIST PAGE)

KAVES

IN MEMORIAM // KINGS FOREVER:† SHY 147

[NWC] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (1)

@MARE 139Subway Era Sculptor, BET Award Designer & TMT / CIA PioneerHarlem / Bronx, NY • Active since 1976

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Mechanical WildstyleIndustrial RollersGeometric Assemblage

Carlos Rodriguez (MARE 139) rose to prominence on the NYC subway system in the late 1970s and 1980s as a member of The Magnificent Team (TMT) and Crazy Inside Artists (CIA). Celebrated for translating cubist wildstyle letterforms intothree-dimensional metal sculpture, he also designed the iconic BET Award trophy.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + German Skinny

FAVORITE CAN:Montana GOLD Low Pressure 400ml

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🛍️ @MARE 139 SHOP ARTIST PAGE

OFFICIAL [NWC] CREW STOREFRONT

[NWC] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [NWC] (NEW WAVE CREW) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

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Looking for individual member drops? Each [NWC] member also has a personal shop on their Artist Page.

[NWC] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1981

Apparel & Streetwear$88

Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[NWC] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1981

Official [NWC] (NEW WAVE CREW) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [NWC] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Queens, NY • Est. 1981" hem tag.

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[NWC] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Signed Prints & Editions$125

Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

[NWC] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Museum-grade 6-color hand-pulled silkscreen print on 310gsm cotton rag reproducing [NWC] NEW WAVE CREW's landmark wall production. Blind-stamped with the official [NWC] crew seal and hand-numbered.

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[NWC] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65

Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[NWC] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Limited collector-series 400ml lithographed aerosol can wrapped in [NWC] signature artwork, bundled with 12 nozzle caps (NY Fat Cap, Astro Fat, German Skinny) in a stamped display tube.

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[NWC] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

Blackbooks & Zines$42

First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

[NWC] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [NWC] (NEW WAVE CREW) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Queens, NY, Manhattan, NY.

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[NWC] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE