Graffiti
The Evolution of New York City’s Graffiti Scene
New York's graffiti culture evolved from utilitarian 'writing' into a recognized art form. Early practitioners called themselves writers, focused on...
Philadelphia’s Graffiti Revolution: From Gangs to Icons
Modern graffiti's writing culture began in Philadelphia in the 1960s, before New York's subway era. Writers like Cornbread transformed simple...
Wild Style 1992 – Rhino Home Video
Wild Style (1982), directed by Charlie Ahearn, is the first feature film to document hip-hop in its infancy, capturing the...
Tracy 168 – Michael Tracy
Tracy 168, born Michael Tracy in 1958 in New York City, is a graffiti pioneer who began writing in the...
Lady Pink (Sandra Fabara)
Graffiti artist Lady Pink (Sandra Fabara) was born in Ambato, Ecuador in 1964 and grew up in New York City....
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat was born December 22, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York to Puerto Rican mother Matilde Andrades and Haitian...
