Craig Costello，又名KR，在纽约皇后区长大，在那里，涂鸦是城市景观的一部分，也是这座城市的象征。在旧金山居住期间，他的标志性“ KR”标签突然出现在城市的各个地方，因此他迅速引起了人们的注意。当他成为纽约市和旧金山街头最**的人物之一时，他开始通过制作更好的工具来磨练自己的手艺，推出了自己的自制马克笔和拖把生产线，并将他的绰号KR和单词INK结合在一起。在《纽约KRINK：涂鸦、艺术和创造》一书中，Costello撰写了一部视觉回忆录：从他80年代和90年代的早年，和他与时尚的纽约零售商Alife的合作（使他的品牌一炮而红），到他作为艺术家和高级时尚合作者的发展历程。

本书展示了Costello的开创性风格和他的大量作品，包括世界各地的特定地点的装置艺术。它还记录了他与Alife，Nike，Coach，Moncler，Modernica，Marc Jacobs，Levi Strauss＆Co.，Mini（BMW），Casio，Smith Optics，Carhartt，Kidrobot，Medicom Toy，agnèsb.,和Colette等**品牌的无数次合作。如今，Costello的影响力已远远超出了城市街头文化。

Craig Costello, aka KR, grew up in Queens, New York, where graffiti was part of the landscape and a symbol of the city. While living in San Francisco, he quickly garnered attention when his signature "KR" tag popped up throughout the city. As he became one of the more prominent figures on the streets on NYC and San Francisco, he began to hone his craft by creating better tools launching his own line of homemade markers and mops, combining his moniker KR with the word INK. In KRINK: GRAFFITI, ART, AND INVENTION, Costello has compiled a visual memoir: from his early days of the '80s and '90s and launch with the hip New York City retailer Alife, which put his brand on the map, to his evolution as an artist and high-fashion collaborator.

The book showcases Costello's seminal style and his extensive body of work, including site specific installations around the world. It also chronicles his myriad collaborations with Alife, Nike, Coach, Moncler, Modernica, Marc Jacobs, Levi Strauss & Co., Mini (BMW), Casio, Smith Optics, Carhartt, Kidrobot, Medicom Toy, agnès b., and Colette, among many others. Today, Costello's reach and influence goes far beyond urban street culture. Krink has grown exponentially into a global artist materials brand with expanding collections of apparel, tools, and accessories, while Costello's unique aesthetic can be seen on objects from sneakers to luxury goods to cars.

KRINK is both stylish and informative, capturing the ethos of punk and hip-hop culture, and is sure to appeal to the fans of high/low cultural crossovers, as well as die-hard fans of street art and fashion.