Outside an entrance to the Second Avenue subway station in Manhattan's East Village, commuters and passersby are confronted ...
In the early 1970s, the pioneer generation of graffiti writers from A-One to Zephyr were making their presence known on New York’s streets and subways. Theirs were wild, energetic styles that caught ...
Museum of the City of New York’s new exhibition features artists like Keith Haring, Lee Quiñones, Lady Pink, and Futura 2000. Lee Quiñones, “Breakfast at Baychester” (1977) (image courtesy Museum 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 ...
NEW YORK - Graffiti, once an underground movement in the '70s and '80s, has now moved above ground. In fact, "Above Ground" is the name of the new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York, ...
As part of its ongoing "Art for All" ethos, Uniqlo is supporting the Museum of the City of New York's "Above Ground: Art From ...
It's like watching a master at work when legendary graffiti artist Lady Pink demonstrates graffiti writing in what she calls a "Queens style." Subway trains were once her canvas. Now, her works are ...
Mary Boone stages a comeback at Lévy Gorvy Dayan gallery, taking a fresh look at the decade’s groundbreaking artists, from Basquiat and Haring, to Julian Schnabel and Cindy Sherman. From the front, ...
A new show at Miami's Museum of Graffiti traces the origins and development of street art. What began in the 1970s with ...