Coming out of New York in the early ‘80s, CES argues true graffiti is illegal, warns against chasing social-media likes, and ...
The origin of the term "graffiti" can be traced back to the Greek word "graphein," meaning "to write," and the Italian word graffito, meaning "a scratch." In ancient times, graffiti was often carved ...
In the early 1970s, the pioneer generation of graffiti writers from A-One to Zephyr were making their presence known on New York’s streets and subways. Theirs were wild, energetic styles that caught ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Today's social media landscape can make anonymity hard to come by. And yet, Banksy, the British graffiti artist whose works have ...
Seventy artists from across the UK and Europe descend on the town to transform the wall.
In the storied histories of New York’s art scenes, the early years of graffiti have a magical sheen. They’ve been romanticized and cinematized so much that it’s hard to imagine what they were actually ...
That “mystery graffiti artist” tagging Anna Delvey’s building isn’t a mystery anymore. After Page Six ran a story this week about an unknown tagger who keeps painting “Anna!” outside the building ...
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Lee "SOEMS" Beard talks about his creating process, how he got started in graffiti, and what he hopes for with the future of graffiti. CAMBRIDGE — There’s no putting the paint back in the can. The ...