JERSEY CITY, N.J.—A former Pep Boys auto store is covered inside and out with graffiti, all by area artists. But later this summer, the building will meet the wrecking ball—and the artists aren’t ...

THE MEN ARE MOSTLY dressed in black. Some wear hoods; all of them have their faces covered. Standing in the trees at a distance from them, across a stretch of brown river, I watch as they track each ...

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 ...

Ex-train-tagger Marcus Barnes found himself arrested for ‘encouraging’ crime when he produced a graffiti magazine. Here he tells the story of the three-year nightmare that ensued and examines our ...

Graffiti has been in the news this week for reasons ranging from public beautification to criminal investigations. New Jersey announced millions in grants to help municipalities remove litter and ...

Graffiti is described in the Oxford Dictionary as “Writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place.” Graffiti is defined as permanently ...

Tagging, the act of writing your graffiti name with spray paint or markers, is one of the most maligned, misunderstood and prosecuted forms of self expression. From its early beginnings in struggling ...

There’s a hidden history of Los Angeles that can be found under the city’s bridges, within tunnels, and on building walls. Author and urban ethnographer Susan Phillips puts together an archive of ...

Have you ever noticed images or lettering, scratched or painted on public property? We could call it street art but it’s more commonly known as graffiti. Graffiti is the plural form of the Egyptian ...

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