Two decades after Rudy Giuliani tried to rid New York City of graffiti, the art form is flourishing—with unexpected consequences. Graffiti artists learn early not to get too attached. Ephemera is as ...

Barcelona's Prohibited Art Museum is hosting a debate that aims to examine the roots of graffiti and its path to being widely hailed now as one of the world's most important art forms. It has been ...

Whether it’s tagging (the stylised writing of an individual or crew’s name), posters, stickers, installations, murals or mosaics, graffiti has always been a contentious issue. Countries like the US, ...

With an overwhelming movement of protest, the phenomenon of Brazilian graffiti commenced in the 1940s and '50s. Economic and societal problems were getting worse by the day, and people were fed up ...

Like any restless teenager during the pandemic, Jacob needed an outlet. So in 2020, as buildings boarded up and the city streets went silent, he stole a can of spray paint, snuck out of his house and ...

All too often, graffiti is categorised as either art or vandalism, when in fact it’s so much more than that. When read with special attention, graffiti can offer deep insights into societies ...

Al Podgorski/Sun-Times Media City officials say they’re mobilizing more cleanup crews as well as hiking fines to fight graffiti. Aldermen are poised to sign off Wednesday on a mayoral proposal that ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Half his lifetime later, Daniel Ramos claims no aesthetic laurels for ...

Climbing up abandoned, unfinished floors and tightrope walking across balcony ledges, backpacks clanging with cans of alkyd and acrylic, a collective of Los Angeles graffiti artists have transformed ...

With social media photo-sharing of Los Angeles graffiti going mainstream, some veterans in the local graffiti community remain lukewarm to the idea, which has taken on a life of its own with the ...

FOR old school graffiti taggers, it may be the final proof that commercialism is destroying their proud culture. Justin Bieber, the Canadian singer, has been accused of spray-painting the wall of a ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A Los Angeles graffiti artist has been leaving a series of stamp marks ...