Graffiti
Video: Skate artist Mr Penfold on work, play, graffiti and skateboarding in Bristol
“I just didn’t stop” — Check out this video profile of Mr Penfold, one of the twenty artists and photographers involved in transatlantic skate art initiative the LB Project.
Written by: Alex King
Talking change with Swoon, whose art helps us see beyond the damage man creates
Forged in the fire of change — Caledonia Curry aka Swoon was raised in a family of heroin addicts, but her tough upbringing only hardened her resolve to spread positivity. Now she’s helping to resurrect the impoverished town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, through an ambitious art-driven renovation project.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
Video: Killer time lapse of artist Jay Howell’s new mural
Mosh Monsters — Bob’s Burgers artist puts up a cheeky spray at Babylon L.A.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
In Pictures: New York City's long-lost graffiti culture
Subway Art — Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant were among the first professionals to seriously document the burgeoning graffiti scene in New York City - one that created havoc for panicked city officials but went on to define an era. Their resulting 'graffiti bible', Subway Art, has just been reissued.
Written by: Adam White
New documentary Rubble Kings shows how hip hop grew out of New York gang culture
The Warriors in real life — Bombed-out buildings, empty blocks, rampant fighting – NYC was rough.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
Our favourite graffiti movies and documentaries
Street art cinema — In Huck 51, photographer Valerio Polici revealed his world of underground graffiti. Here are movies and documentaries that celebrate the culture of street art.
Written by: Alex King
Street artist My Dog Sighs abandons his work to be discovered by unsuspecting passersby
Things That Inspire Me — My Dog Sighs explains the struggle of leaving his artwork behind for others and shares his influences and inspirations with Huck.
Written by: Alex King
For photographer Valerio Polici, bombing was the ultimate adventure
Call of the wild — Italian photographer Valerio Polici came of age throwing his name up on the streets. Graffiti, he reflects, was an illegal thrill that kept him hooked.
Written by: Gemma Padley
Graffiti pioneer RUN asks if we've left our primitive roots behind
Man is God — Have we become 21st Century gods? Giacomo Bufarini aka RUN’s new show Man is God questions our relationship to the world around us.
Written by: Alex King
Street artists to battle it out in Leake Street Tunnel
The Battle of Waterloo — The cans are drawn. London’s finest graffiti writers go head-to-head for a cash prize on Saturday August 22.
Written by: Alex King
