THE SEVENTH LETTER // KNOWN GALLERY

@REVOKCo-Admin • Structural Assemblage & MSK LeaderLos Angeles / Detroit • Active since 1990

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Jason Williams, known globally as REVOK, is one of the most influential graffiti artists in contemporary history. Beginning in Los Angeles in 1990, he co-founded MSK (Mad Society Kings) and pushed letterforms to unprecedented technical complexity. His career encompasses historic street campaigns across Los Angeles and Detroit as well as critically acclaimed museum exhibitions at MOCA Los Angeles and international galleries.

@SABERCo-Admin • LA River Monumental Burner PioneerLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1990

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Ryan Weston Shook, known as SABER, achieved graffiti immortality in 1997 when he painted the world-famous 250ft by 55ft piece along the concrete embankment of the Los Angeles River—visible from high-altitude satellites and standing for 12 years. As a lead admin of MSK, Saber represents the pinnacle of large-scale environmental aerosol painting and fierce advocacy for artists' free expression.

@RETNAVerified Member • Hieroglyphic Script MasterLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1994

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Marquis Lewis, working under the moniker RETNA, developed a globally celebrated constructed script blending Arabic, Old English, Incan, and traditional Los Angeles gang cholo handstyles. Joining MSK in the late 1990s, RETNA took calligraphic graffiti from LA street walls to monumental facades in Wynwood, Paris, Hong Kong, and major opera set designs.

@POSECrew Writer & MuralistChicago / Los Angeles • Active since 1992

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Jordan Nickel (POSE) bridges the classic energy of Chicago rail yards with hyper-vibrant pop art and traditional sign-painting discipline. A prominent MSK member since 2004, POSE crafts layered, collage-like compositions of sliced comic cells, letters, and bold Americana iconography on streets and in elite museums.

@RIMECrew Writer & MuralistBrooklyn / Los Angeles • Active since 1991

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Jersey Joe, known across the globe as RIME, is celebrated as one of graffiti's premier character and letter innovators. Emerging from the New York/New Jersey freight yards before joining MSK in Los Angeles, RIME's manic cartoon expressions and razor-sharp color outlines set modern graffiti character standards.

@MEAR ONECrew Writer & MuralistLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1986

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Kalen Ockerman (MEAR ONE) is hailed as the 'Michelangelo of Graffiti' in Los Angeles. Emerging with CBS (Can't Be Stopped) in 1986, Mear transformed the Melrose Avenue and Hollywood corridors into massive, photorealistic canvases dissecting political power, ancient philosophy, and psychedelic consciousness.

@EKLIPSPre-Approved TSL Admin (Once Claimed) • Founder & Known Gallery & TSL DirectorLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1986

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EKLIPS is one of the primary architects of modern Los Angeles graffiti culture. Brought into MSK early by founder Baba, Eklips founded AWR (All Writes Reserved / Angels Will Rise) and in 1999 united AWR and MSK under The Seventh Letter umbrella and Known Gallery on Fairfax Avenue.

@RISKPre-Approved TSL Admin (Once Claimed) • Verified Member • West Coast Heaven-Spot PioneerLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1983

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Kelly Graval, known globally as RISK, co-founded WCA (West Coast Artists) in 1985 alongside Rival, Miner, and P-Jay. Widely revered as the Godfather of West Coast Graffiti, Risk pioneered painting freeway overpass signs ('heavens'), freight wholecars, and Third Rail streetwear before exhibiting in museums worldwide.

@OG SLICKCrew Writer & MuralistLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1985

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Richard Wyrgatscht, universally known as OG SLICK, is one of the defining masters of West Coast graffiti and street art. Rising through the 1980s LA scene with WCA and K2S—and immortalized by his legendary 1990 battle against Hex—Slick created the world-famous white-gloved 'LA Hands' emblem.

@KOFIECrew Writer & MuralistLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1991

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Augustine Kofie (KOFIE ONE) emerged from the West Los Angeles graffiti scene in the early 1990s within WCA and CBS. Translating wildstyle letter angles and arrow mechanics into breathtaking architectural geometric abstraction, Kofie is one of the most respected studio and mural artists in the world.

@ZESCrew Writer & MuralistLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1994

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ZES is an unmistakable force in AWR and MSK. Known across Los Angeles for fearless rooftop heaven spots, aggressive high-contrast burners, and monumental contemporary murals in the DTLA Arts District alongside Saber and Revok.

@AUGORCrew Writer & MuralistLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1998

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AUGOR is one of the most recognizable stylists in MSK and AWR, famous for combining high-risk Los Angeles freeway heaven spots with razor-sharp, neon-drenched wildstyle letters and gruesome comic-horror characters.

@MR. CARTOONVerified Member • Chicano Fine-Line & Lowrider IconLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1985

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Born and raised in Los Angeles, Mark 'MISTER CARTOON' Machado (who wrote FLAME in his early WCA graffiti days) translated the precision of West Coast street lettering and black-and-grey airbrush murals into a global visual empire spanning lowriders, hip-hop iconography, and large-scale DTLA walls.

@DEFERCrew Writer & MuralistLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1984

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Alex 'DEFER' Kizu is a co-founder of K2S (Kill 2 Succeed) and a central figure in STN (Second To None) and CBS. Emerging in the mid-1980s alongside Prime, Rick One, and Crime, Defer evolved classic Los Angeles plaqueaso and wildstyle lettering into dense, rhythmic typographic abstractions exhibited at L.A. Louver and MOCA.

@CESCrew Writer & MuralistBronx, NY • Active since 1984

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Robbie 'CES' (WISH / CES) is the stylistic spearhead and Crew Admin of the Bronx's legendary FX Crew (and an honored member of MSK). In the 1990s, CES revolutionized modern wildstyle lettering with his interlocking, razor-edged gothic-aerodynamic letterforms and signature whip arrows.

@ASKEW ONECrew Writer & MuralistAuckland, NZ / Los Angeles, CA • Active since 1994

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ASKEW ONE is the spearhead of New Zealand's TMD (The Most Dedicated) and a core member of MSK, MUL, and The Seventh Letter. Leading TMD to multiple Write4Gold World Championships in Germany, Askew transformed southern-hemisphere style writing into a global movement.

@CASE MACLAIMCrew Writer & MuralistFrankfurt, Germany • Active since 1995

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Founder of Germany's legendary Maclaim Crew in 2000 (and affiliated with The Seventh Letter), CASE MACLAIM revolutionized what was thought physically possible with a spray can, painting 100-foot-tall photorealistic hands and figures without stencils or projectors.