Graffiti writing as a common form of street art makes a lot of sense in a place like Los Angeles. Long, frequent commutes make boulevards and freeways the ideal canvas for artists to get eyes on a ...
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 ...
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 ...
Caitlin Cook is a songwriter and performer who has found a niche adapting her comedic songs into one-woman theatrical performances. She defines her shows as genre-bending works of art that fit in the ...
GRAFFITI expert Tom Standage believes that historians used to be “sniffy” about street art – until they realised it offered a ...
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 ...
Stephen Powers wanted to share his feelings about the coronavirus pandemic. So he took his spray cans, put on his Willson air-purifying respirator made by Honeywell, rented a scissor lift and went to ...
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 ...