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 ...

Jamie Paul Scanlon, better known as JPS, who can't walk along a road without getting inspired by cracks in walls, weeds ...

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 ...

A historical documentary about the Crazy In Style Artists, a graffiti art collective founded in East Chicago, is in the works and is a semi-finalist in an Indiana documentary pitch competition.

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 ...

A graffiti artist whose work went on display this month at a prestigious Los Angeles museum was sentenced to 45 days in prison on Wednesday for practicing the same craft in New York. Angel Ortiz, 44, ...

Experts have discovered thousands of graffiti markings inside Lincoln Cathedral. Drawings of ships, people, a shoe, board ...

E The artist posted two photos of the artwork on his official Instagram account Monday, hours after its appearance on a wall on the side of a building in Bayswater, west London sparked speculation ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Graffiti and street art depict the mind of an artist and the ability to create something that will live on forever. From Washington Heights to the Bronx, graffiti made its debut ...

After Emily McMeen spotted black-and-white cow print graffiti on an Interstate 76 on-ramp leaving Roxborough, it wasn't long before she started noticing similar street art around the area and began ...

A well-known graffiti artist is suing the NYPD for painting over his street mural, arguing that the police department’s recent citywide clean-up mission “endangers hundreds of valuable, recognized, ...