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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Using spray paint cans, they defaced public property, insulted the police and complained that youths didn't have a voice in Saudi Arabia. Sign up here. Dozens of young ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A showcase has just arrived for art created along rail roads. The people behind the work are quick to tell you: it's dangerous and could land you in big trouble. A place in ...

LISBON (Reuters Life!) - When Lisbon town hall repainted the graffiti-covered walls of the bohemian Bairro Alto district, the move was welcomed by most, but graffiti artists say the urban art gallery ...

Martha Cooper was a staff photographer for the New York Post in the late 1970s, curious about the big, spray-painted letters increasingly covering the city’s buildings, parks and subway cars. Cooper ...

From works that make you ponder your existential meaning in the universe, to the evocative message of “I ams here lol,” ...

For decades, graffiti has been a part of the New Orleans landscape. But City Councilmember Eugene Green says he’s had enough. He wants the fine for graffiti writing to be increased from $100 to $500 ...

There is more to the election-related graffiti writing that pops up on walls every election season, says Neetha Joseph K, a doctoral scholar of the Department of Design at IIT Hyderabad. Her research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Graffiti art has a long and storied history that stretches back to ancient civilizations, evolving from simple inscriptions and ...

Graffiti writing as a common form of street art makes a lot of sense in a place like Los Angeles. Long, frequent commutes make boulevards and freeways the ideal canvas for artists to get eyes on a ...