Tagging, once considered vandalism, has gained cachet and economic value in the art world. The vibrantly colored walls in such places attract travelers to parts of town once deemed “sketchy.” These ...
Eric Kroll, "Patti Astor at Keith Haring's FUN Gallery Show" (1983) (image courtesy MOCA LA) On April 17, MOCA LA’s Art in the Streets exhibition opens. The show, which was organized in roughly a year ...
Artists and community groups are being given the chance to make their marks on public spaces in a bid to discourage "rogue ...
A Calgary graffiti artist narrowly escaped jail time last week after tagging 46 properties over the past year, and the presiding judge said it's because he has turned himself around. Jay Crawford had ...
On July 25, Mayor Michael Hancock, Denver Partners Against Graffiti and 200-plus volunteers took to the streets of Capitol Hill to “buff out” some of the graffiti surrounding East High School. This ...
From Graffiti to Post-Graffiti. Signature graffiti writing ; The tag ; Throwies ; Pieces ; Tools of the trade ; Kings, toys and crews ; Urban painting ; Stencils ; Logos ; Characters -- Graffiti's ...
When “City as Studio” opens today in Hong Kong, it will mark the arrival of the biggest exhibition of graffiti art the city has ever seen. Arrayed across the shopping complex of K11 Musea are more ...
The northeast exterior wall of Deep Ellum Self Storage, at 3215 Hickory St., is a 6,300-square-foot canvas covered in graffiti. The wall has 20 panels cloaked in letters drawn so intricately that only ...
First hidden rule in graffiti: If you paint over someone’s work, your work should be better than the one you covered. The street always gives you the impression of permanence due to the full wall-size ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new gallery and shop in Kakaako is inviting the community to learn about and celebrate graffiti and other forms of street art. Nicky “Melon” Munoz and Jessico “Kyro” ...
Street art once found primarily in subways and abandoned spaces is now an art form zooming to stardom. Today, graffiti and street artists are often commissioned to create works that can be found in ...