A new show at Miami's Museum of Graffiti traces the origins and development of street art. What began in the 1970s with ...
The origin of the term "graffiti" can be traced back to the Greek word “graphein,” meaning "to write," and the Italian word graffito, meaning "a scratch." In ancient times, graffiti was often carved ...
HOLYOKE ― An artist familiar with the local street art scene has an idea for Holyoke as it works to address blight and graffiti: Dedicate a place in the city where tagging and other graffiti art is ...
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 ...
A 350-foot-long mural by an artist known as Paes 164 covers the side of a Colorado Springs police station. (Photo: Colorado Springs Mayor’s Office) In Colorado Springs, a conservative town by any ...
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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 ...
In the storied histories of New York’s art scenes, the early years of graffiti have a magical sheen. They’ve been romanticized and cinematized so much that it’s hard to imagine what they were actually ...
Construction of Oceanwide Plaza in downtown Los Angeles stalled in 2019 after the China-based developer ran out of funding. Mario Tama/Getty Images The three qualities that matter most in real estate ...
For five years, 45 Park Place has been a blight on the New York City skyline, the top third of its 43 stories sitting unfinished, concrete underpinnings exposed to the elements. This week, it got a ...
Known as Gadang One, this grafiti artist has spent around 19 years creating spray-paint murals with his signature touch of ...
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