Related: Exploring “New York’s Underground Art Museum” Henry Chalfant and graffiti writer Crash are hosting an event at the 92nd St. Y celebrating the book on Jan. 28 at noon. Get all the ...

Forty years ago Norman Mailer published an essay in which he declared graffiti "The Great Art of the 70s" - but in 15 years it had gone.

In 1972, New York Mayor John Lindsay declared a “War on Graffiti,” with the goal of eradicating the “plague” afflicting the subway trains. At the time, the city was facing bankruptcy and ...

NYC seeks again to paint art over graffiti tags in upper Manhattan subway ... Walls of the W. 191st St. subway station’s pedestrian tunnel were repainted white in January — but they didn ...

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 culture ...

FOX 5 New York. How NYC graffiti became a global art phenomenon. Posted: November 27, 2024 ... the exhibition traces graffiti’s journey from subway trains to global galleries.

The New York City subway system is celebrating 120 years, ... There's a culture underground, and it means something to the millions of riders who rely on the subway. The art of subway graffiti.

Graffiti layered on top of NYC DOT sanctioned murals, inside the 191st Street tunnel which connects Broadway to the 191st Street subway station in Washington Heights on Jan. 17, 2023.

KEO's art style is a tribute to the preservation of traditional New York City subway graffiti, effortlessly blending influences from pop culture, comics, and classic animation characters.

What You Need To Know "Above Ground: Art From the Martin Wong Graffiti Collection" is a new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York; It opens Nov. 22 and runs through Aug. 10 ...

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 ...

Forty years ago Norman Mailer published an essay in which he declared graffiti "The Great Art of the 70s" - but in 15 years it had gone.