Name: Smo Crew (Smile More Often) Founded: The crew started back in 2015/16 after a few writers had randomly met at spots around London and started painting together. We were all doing our own thing at the time but were keen to paint with like minded people who were down to rock a same colour production. This became our aim when painting together - matching colours, characters and a themed background. We were painted a fair few walls before deciding to form the crew officially and here we are today. Countries: Worldwide Original members: Chaer (Latvia), Chips (Italy), Core246 (Spain), Deats ..read more

Back to the Style is a graffiti and hip-hop event whose annual jams have been a fixture in the European style-writing calendar for well over a decade. Past writers have included such illustrious names as Flying Fortress, Bates and Rosy One, as well as showcasing the finest talent from Naples and beyond. The event also includes a strong section of DJing, rap and breakdancing, making Back to the Style an authentic ode to the hip-hop subculture.

 This year’s event, which took place in mid-June, featured the New York legend Keo X-Men as part of the graffiti exhibition, as well as Jake, Riot1394 ..read more

Pictures by Ellie Xifra, text by Alberto F, English translation by Mark Dix. These days he’s settled in Colombia, but one of the most iconic artists of Barcelona's urban art scene returns to Barcelona. His visit has coincided with the opportunity to make his long-awaited solo exhibition debut at the Montana Gallery Barcelona. AN CLASSIC ICON OF STREET ART El Pez is an authentic icon of Barcelona graffiti. Not only because of the format of his graffiti as for what he has contributed to the history of urban art in Barcelona. Pez is also a figure who has always been very close to the Montana Co ..read more

This summer Montana Colors is offering you the chance to create your own MTN Limited Edition aerosol can – with fat prizes for the three best. Grab a handful of MTN Acrylic Marcadors and get inspired by the work of artists like Shepard Fairey, Os Gemeos and Lady Pink before producing your own design on any MTN can you like. Make sure to document the process in Instagram stories and take a photo of the final design. To participate, you’ll have to upload it to your Instagram account tagging @Montana Colors and adding the hashtag #MTNYOUCAN. When the contest finishes on 31 August, the Montana C ..read more

In the fight against sexual orientation discrimination, every day is June 28th and that’s why we’ve taken the opportunity to speak with Puño to get his unique point of view on this issue. June is the month of Pride, but the fight to normalize this cause and in some cases not take steps back takes place 365 days of the year. For that end, we decided to interview a writer who represents that struggle in each one of his pieces. Puño is about that way of life. Can you introduce yourself to readers who don’t know you? I'm Puño from Valencia, I've been writing graffiti since 1999 and I'm gay. Lots ..read more

We’re stoked to present a brand-new Spotify playlist by a talented and industrious artist with a strongly marked style and an aerosol technique to express himself perfectly. He goes by the name of Rays, or @rays_against_the_machine on Instagram where he publishes photos and process videos on a regular basis. Rays didn’t have the usual route into graffiti by any means. He was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, a country with little or no graffiti scene when he was growing up, even to this day the output of the country is in its infancy. When he was 15, he moved to Germany and started painting walls in ..read more

Name: Angel Grace. Crew: SACRED LETTERING & Born to Script Krew. City-country: Originally from Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I’ve lived in London for 17 years. Active since: I’ve been tattooing for over 18 years now, specialising in lettering and the dark lettering tattoo. I am currently working at Sacred Gold Tattoo in London, Kings Cross. First piece: My first wall I painted in London was in August 2020 in Stockwell, South East London and I was lucky to meet my partner in graffiti, Nerks who introduced me to that spot, and Chips from Wild Style café, which is the bestplace in Lon ..read more

Montana Colors collaborate with Yubia to present a capsule of three essential items for your summer spraycation: a pair of swimming shorts, a beach towel and a tote bag. The summer of 2022 has been a long time coming and it's finally here. This year we accompany the arrival of the warm weather in the Northern hemisphere with a new Montana Colors collection in collaboration with the Barcelona-based Bilbao native, Yubia. https://www.tiktok.com/@montana_colors/video/7112354900205489414?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 The collection is made up of three limited-edition items which drop just i ..read more

Text by Alberto F. (English translation by Mark Dix) Following up from the sold-out "You Can't Always Win", the latest publication by renowned photographer Edward Nightingale is dedicated to Berlin subway graffiti, specifically to the recent history of the DRM group. MTN World has been lucky enough to get its hands on an advance copy which we break down in this review. This book is available at Montana Shop Barcelona, ​​Madrid. First of all, a quick introduction to the main names that feature in the publication. Edward Nightingale is possibly the best photographer of graffiti on trains today ..read more

The MTN Mixtapes are a series of playlists exclusively available on Spotify. The latest selection has been curated by Catalan writer Yokos, an artist with a serious portfolio of funky letters and cartoon characters on rolling stock. 
 Forming part of the celebrated TSK crew, he was recently commissioned to produce an illustration for the Montana Shop Barcelona which can be found on t-shirts and tote bags exclusively in the flagship shops in our hometown. With this MTN Mixtape, Yokos provides the perfect insight into his carefree creative process with a list of party anthems, essential 80's f ..read more