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 ...

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 ...

Don’t go looking for pasta and marinara sauce. The Spaghetti Social Art Show is all about graffiti-style painting and partying in old Westwego. As anyone who attended a similar event on Sala Avenue in ...

This story was originally published by ArtsATL. Dozens of the city’s most influential graffiti artists created new installations on the Atlanta Beltline from Nov. 3 to 5 as part of ATL Jam. The event ...

Shepard Fairey talks graffiti art at New York 'Beyond the Streets" mega-show. The Street art exhibit includes performances, lectures and films from more than 150 artists representing 'the biggest art ...

Everyone in New Orleans recognizes Brandan “bmike” Odums’ art, even if they don’t know his name. Over the past eight years, Odums' big, bold, graffiti-style murals celebrating African American history ...

Known as the self-declared King of Style despite losing an arm and a leg in a childhood accident, early graffiti writer KASE 2 passed away two weekends ago, adding another famous name to the roster of ...

Forget the adage that “cleanliness is next to godliness”. Graffiti – of a sort – is now welcome at the spiritual home of global Anglicanism in southeast England, much to the ire of US Vice-President J ...

The image of the villainous T-1000 filled with bullet holes is painted on the building’s Blackman Street side, depicting a famous scene from ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day.’ WILKES-BARRE — Business ...