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 ...

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 ...

Eric Haze, "Beastie Boys/American Flag," 1987. Graphite, ink, marker on paper. "Eric Haze spent the early '80s on the front lines of the downtown New York art scene, eventually becoming one of the ...

A wall of graffiti off Hoyt Avenue — a yet-to-be-finished mural of colorful spray paint — sets the stage for the new exhibition opening today at the Schack Art Center in Everett. “American Graffiti: ...

When the art installation Dismaland Bemusement Park opened in August of 2015, it did so with all the fanfare normally associated with a work of high art — a Cy Twombly installation perhaps, or one of ...

Should graffiti be considered art or vandalism? “It may be called art, but I don’t like it,” replied Paula DuBois of Gary. I asked DuBois this loaded question as she looked at a freshly painted ...

A team of archeologists from the University of Tubingen in Germany recently discovered a number of cave drawings in eastern France that are estimated to be more than 12,000-years-old. These drawings ...

You may have seen chalk art on downtown Spokane sidewalks. Some business owners call its vandalism, to which the artists ask how can that be if it washes off? Now the Spokane City Council will decide ...

A veritable weapon of citizen resistance, graffiti in Tunisia flourished for a time before once again fading from the public space. Under the current regime, graffiti artists are hounded, demonized, ...