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 ...

Graffiti has come a long way since its humble beginnings as an underground form of rebellion. Once seen as a symbol of defiance, it has evolved into a multifaceted art form that is now celebrated in ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When Angel Vargas was younger and going back and forth between his mom and dad’s house, he would look out the car window and see the graffiti on the freeway. He grabbed a ...

Experts have discovered thousands of graffiti markings inside Lincoln Cathedral. Drawings of ships, people, a shoe, board ...

In the early 1970s, the pioneer generation of graffiti writers from A-One to Zephyr were making their presence known on New York’s streets and subways. Theirs were wild, energetic styles that caught ...

How one defines art has been an ongoing and controversial debate since before Culture Works was founded, and certainly longer than my life. I have witnessed furor over works by Robert Maplethorpe, ...

Whether on sidewalks, walls, bridges or staircases, graffiti is a staple of city life. The University of Minnesota is no exception. Even though graffiti is a ubiquitous sight in our lives, we often ...

Society doesn’t see graffiti as a traditional art form, and Granger resident Trevor Braden says he doesn’t really practice traditional Native American ways. But his chosen medium and his heritage ...

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 ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - In an industrial park near Singapore's harbor, a group of people spray-paint a wall with the bright colors and rebellious swirls of graffiti. Under other circumstances, their ...