Graffiti, an art form that began in the urban streets of New York City in the late 20th century, has blossomed into on ...

Introduction Graffiti is often seen as a form of protest, a way to express identity, or simply a creative outlet for m ...

New York City in the 1970s and ’80s was very ... [that’s] the word that people are using now,” says Cooper, “I see graffiti and street art being two separate cultures almost, but there ...

Mayor Bloomberg said graffiti art like the works being painted throughout New York City by secretive artist Banksy should not be permitted because they deface property and contribute to urban decay.

“For decades our family has embraced, supported and celebrated the extraordinary art form of Street ... shifted what remains of graffiti culture in New York, making it more about getting credit ...

In Graffiti Lives, Beyond the Tag in New York's Urban Underground, Gregory J. Snyder explores this tension between art and defacement. Snyder surveys New York City street art from the 1960s to the ...

is a part of a major exhibition on graffiti art opening Tuesday at the Museum of the City of New York. “It was the shot heard around the world,” said its creator Lee Quinones, also known by ...

And now Eric Felisbret has published a thick, glossy new book, “Graffiti New York,” a survey of the art that mirrors his own life trajectory from outlaw origins to mainstream respectability.

However, it was New York’s subway graffiti scene, particularly with artists like TAKI 183, that helped shape what we now recognize as contemporary graffiti art. 5. The influence of Hip Hop ...

"Graffiti art was born in NYC in the '60s, invented by teenagers when the city was in a dark, dark place. And then there came this energy. This creativity out of nothingness because it's in all of ...

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As European collectors began buying up graffiti art and sending it overseas, Wong was determined to keep his collection in New York, its home city. He donated his extensive collection to the ...