Join Hrag Vartanian, artist Lee Quiñones, PPOW Gallery Co-Founder Wendy Olsoff, and MCNY Curator Sean Corcoran for a discussion on the evolution of graffiti as an art form and the lasting influence of visionary artist and collector Martin Wong.
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Banksy Shares Enigmatic Madonna and Child Artwork
Some users online interpreted the image as a symbol of suffering Palestinian mothers and children amid Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
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The Craziest Art in Los Angeles May Be Underground
An exhibition at Superchief Gallery explores the work of Operation Under, a collective of artists using subterranean tunnels as their canvas.
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How Lee Quiñones Took His Graffiti From the Subway to the Museum
A pioneer of the 1970s New York City graffiti movement, the artist reflects on five decades of experimentation with spray cans and paint brushes.
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LA City Council Approves Over $1M to Clean Graffiti From Towers
Additional funds were set aside to install fencing, remove scaffolding, and hire security services for the luxury development that was tagged in early February.
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New York Could Make Graffiti a “Hate Crime”
Governor Kathy Hochul voiced her support for a bill that would apply the designation to several offenses including graffiti.
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Artists “Make LA Graffiti History” by Painting on Abandoned High-Rises
“Shit is a skyscraper playground,” said one artist who helped tag at least 27 stories of an unfinished luxury development.
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Street Artists Say Guess Is Copying Their Tags
In a lawsuit, the brand is accused of printing “verbatim reproductions” of Bates and Nekst’s signatures on articles of clothing without the artists’ consent.
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The Ukrainian Group Archiving Russian Soldiers’ Graffiti
Since the liberation of the Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions, the Ukrainian nonprofit Mizhvukhamy has collected over 500 inscriptions left by Russian soldiers.
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NYPD Arrests Artist Painting Message of Support for Unhoused Man
Helena Münninghoff, a formerly unhoused resident of the East Village, was arrested for painting a call for help for her friend on a construction fence.
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Washington Heights Graffiti Tunnel Completely Whitewashed
Advocates say the art was “emblematic of the tunnel” and that city agencies did not warn the community before painting over it.
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Subway Graffiti Is on the Rise in New York City
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) plans to spend over $1 million on graffiti removal and prevention this year.