The rise and rise of Graffiti throughout the 20th century until the present day. Graffiti is a term that was once synonymous with vandalism and the defacement of public property. Throughout the 20 th ...

Graffiti isn’t really vandalism, as many people think it is, but more of an art to those who see it as art. Graffiti can be considered art because it all depends on the view of how people see things.

Allison Freidin discusses the future of the Museum of Graffiti, and what sets street art apart from other genres. Co-founders of the Museum of Graffiti, Allison Freidin and Alan Ket. Image courtesy of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Los Angeles has always had a contradictory relationship with graffiti and the street cultures that birthed it. The city spends more than $11 million painting over graffiti each year, according to the ...