Graffiti isn’t really vandalism, as many people think it is, but more of an art to those who see it as art. Graffiti can be considered art because it all depends on the view of how people see things.

Eric Kroll, "Patti Astor at Keith Haring's FUN Gallery Show" (1983) (image courtesy MOCA LA) On April 17, MOCA LA’s Art in the Streets exhibition opens. The show, which was organized in roughly a year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Graffiti art has a long and storied history that stretches back to ancient civilizations, evolving from simple inscriptions and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Imagine there is something that younger folks are interested in, and the older folks don't like it. This happens all the time. There's one thing the adults can do to ensure the younger folks lose ...

In 2011, the city of Atlanta created a task force to stomp out graffiti in the city British artist Banksy is widely known for incorporating his activism with his street art It starts with a squiggle ...

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 ...

On January 6, a 50-year-old resident of a home near Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood walked out to find his trashcan and house tagged with what looked like gang graffiti. That same month, when Living ...

When it comes to the art world, graffiti has been historically neglected in terms of prestige and relegated to a guerrilla art form only appreciated by select groups of people. From universal messages ...

Roger Gastman, the noted graffiti historian and street art collector, is opening a permanent Los Angeles home for Beyond the Streets, his popular series of museum-scale exhibitions celebrating street ...

A new graffiti exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields is adding fuel to the debate over “aerosol art.” An exhibition of graffiti at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields is ...