Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artists Jel Martinez, James “Ras Terms” Monk, Nicole “Nico” Holderbaum, and Entes all began as graffiti writers, painting ...

On this last weekend of Hispanic Heritage Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we hear the story of Lady Pink, a graffiti artist who has helped bring the medium into the mainstream and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jared Haviland can recall the moment graffiti entered his life. It was June 1997 — the day he moved to Tacoma from Whidbey Island ...

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 ...

The law often dismisses graffiti as “destruction,” “anarchy,” or even as mere “dirt.” But new research from the Ateneo de Manila University’s Filipino Department reveals what laws may not: that ...

Editor's note: Jordan Brooks first told this story on stage at the Des Moines Storytellers Project's "Community." The Des Moines Storytellers Project is a series of storytelling events in which ...

Baltimore officials recently launched a clean-up initiative in the city by replacing graffiti with murals.

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 ...

Artists Jel Martinez, James “Ras Terms” Monk, Nicole “Nico” Holderbaum, and Entes all began as graffiti writers, painting illegally on Miami’s streets. Now, they work in professional studios in the ...