However, it was New York’s subway graffiti scene, particularly with artists like TAKI 183, that helped shape what we now recognize as contemporary graffiti art. 5. The influence of Hip Hop ...

The Most Infamous Graffiti Artists Of 1970s New York City In the crime-ridden New York of the '70s, trains were wild canvases. Here, the work of 12 graffiti kings and their stories.