From the early originators to the female writers at the forefront of today’s scene, we talk to the artists redefining graffiti’s consciously macho origins.
After moving to the city in 1979, Richard Hambleton became a pioneer in New York’s street art movement. Now, a new exhibition is celebrating his life and legacy.
Al Diaz and Basquiat rewrote the rules of street art before taking different paths: one as a hard-grafting musician, the other as an iconic artist. Both would be ravaged by drugs. Four decades on, the story is far from finished.