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Artist and scholar Stefano Bloch has written a story that is personal, but also a primer on graffiti’s history and artistic and social import. Going All City: Struggle and Survival in LA’s Graffiti ...

Matthew J. Ashbury, a local graffiti artist who goes by the name DEDKIDD, is a graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute and works as a professional illustrator in Lawrence. Piece by Lawrence graffiti ...

A new graffiti exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields is adding fuel to the debate over “aerosol art.” An exhibition of graffiti at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields is ...

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Using spray paint cans, they defaced public property, insulted the police and complained that youths didn't have a voice in Saudi Arabia. Sign up here. Dozens of young ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A showcase has just arrived for art created along rail roads. The people behind the work are quick to tell you: it's dangerous and could land you in big trouble. A place in ...

Stephen Powers wanted to share his feelings about the coronavirus pandemic. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. So he took his spray ...

An eye-catching crowd is gathered in front of Mess-age Studio & Graffiti Supplies (寫手城市工作室), a shop on a small Kaohsiung street. Young men wear fashionable streetwear, looking like the sleek extras of ...

Graffiti and tattoos seem like total opposities. One is ephemeral, lasting only until it’s painted over by the city or other writers, the other is forever, or at least unless you decide to rip the ink ...

The Sign: It's called wildstyle – a fitting description of the type of graffiti writing that Houston artist Gonzo247 favors. You've seen it around. It's colorful and intricate, mobilizing tangles of ...

For decades, graffiti has been a part of the New Orleans landscape. But City Councilmember Eugene Green says he’s had enough. He wants the fine for graffiti writing to be increased from $100 to $500 ...