Graffiti writing as a common form of street art makes a lot of sense in a place like Los Angeles. Long, frequent commutes make boulevards and freeways the ideal canvas for artists to get eyes on a ...

Zephyr, Janette Beckman – Run DMC, New York City, 1986. As graffiti writers rose to prominence during the early 1970s, hip hop was a logical partner. With similar identities in the same culture, it ...

Artist and scholar Stefano Bloch has written a story that is personal, but also a primer on graffiti’s history and artistic and social import. Going All City: Struggle and Survival in LA’s Graffiti ...

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire teenager has been ordered to write a 3,000-word essay discussing “the impact of racism and racist speech on society” after a judge found that he violated the ...

Moody "Products" at Woodward Gallery Project Space, 2011 (photo by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) Even though artists in both genres risk their freedom by putting their art up on ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (TRIBUNE MEDIA WIRE) – A commercial pilot has been charged with criminal mischief after allegedly writing racist and pro-Trump graffiti at the Tallahassee, Florida, airport, court ...

The impact of music extends far beyond the play and pause buttons. Formed in the 1970s as an underground movement, hip-hop has expanded into various art forms and musical sub-genres – with rap ...

Painting on the rope is like a trip, a runner’s high. You won’t get it every single time, but you will be chasing it every time,” street artist Zwon told Observer.

The Midtown Management District's Graffiti Busters program takes a zero-tolerance approach to graffiti and provides free graffiti abatement in the community's public right of way. The Midtown ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A commercial pilot has been charged with criminal mischief after allegedly writing racist and pro-Trump graffiti at the Tallahassee, Florida, airport, court documents show. Police ...