Downtown Los Angeles’s “Graffiti Towers” went from an opulent development for the mega-rich to a dream canvas for graffiti artists, a nightmare for local government, and a destination for tourists in ...

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Climbing up abandoned, unfinished floors and tightrope walking across balcony ledges, backpacks clanging with cans of alkyd and acrylic, a collective of Los Angeles graffiti artists have transformed ...

Graffiti writers have teachers, codes of conduct and ethical standards. Not all of them are involved with gangs. Considered to be public art and beloved by commuters, LA freeways are decorated with ...

In Boyle Heights, artist Swank One painted a mural showing reliever Roki Sasaki and Will Smith celebrating the National League championship, with the slogan "On the Double." In East L.A., artists ...

The city of Los Angeles and taggers may be battling over territory when it comes to the 2nd Street Tunnel in downtown Los Angeles. The iconic tunnel between Figueroa and Hill Streets is known for the ...

Los Angeles has always had a contradictory relationship with graffiti and the street cultures that birthed it. The city spends more than $11 million painting over graffiti each year, according to the ...

*(CNN) — A graffiti artist takeover? Climbing up abandoned, unfinished floors and tightropes walking across balcony ledges, backpacks clanging with cans of alkyd and acrylic, a collective of Los ...

When Miguel Rodriguez approached his tattoo artist friend with an idea for an Los Angeles-themed back piece, the artist was intrigued and a little wary. Rodriguez, 45, proposed a massive spread ...

A new show at Miami's Museum of Graffiti traces the origins and development of street art. What began in the 1970s with ...

A tightrope stunt caught on video high above downtown Los Angeles is under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department. Benjamin Schneider, 28, known on social media as "Reckless Ben," told ...

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 ...