Future Language of the Ikonoklast

Le Grand Jeu is delighted to host the Paris launch of Future Language of the Ikonoklast, a landmark publication celebrating one of Britain’s most radical and influential post-graffiti collectives.
Join us on Thursday, October 23, for an evening with Remi Rough and art enthusiasts around this long-awaited book.

Edited by Remi Rough and published by Velocity Press, the 271-page volume retraces over three decades of experimentation and rebellion. In 1989, six young graffiti writers — Rough, Part2, Stormboy, System, Tee Roc, and Solo1 — responded to Juice 126’s call to “rebel against the rebellion,” founding the Ikonoklast Movement. Their mission: to free graffiti from its own codes and to expand its language into new aesthetic territories.

Through more than 400 images, flyers, letters, and archival materials, Future Language of the Ikonoklast tells the untold story of this creative revolution. Featuring texts by Chu, Jason System, Juice 126, Lois Oliver, and Remi Rough, and a foreword by Simon Armstrong (Tate), the book stands as both a time capsule and a manifesto — celebrating a movement that continues to influence the boundaries between graffiti, design, and contemporary art.

📚 Future Language of the Ikonoklast – Book Launch & Presentation
🗓 Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 🕕 From 6 PM
📍 Le Grand Jeu Bookstore