“Anytime someone adds embellishment, like curlicues on the F here, it’s for the sake of vanity. The writer is looking for affirmation.” “The larger the writing, the more the writer is an extrovert.

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 ...

Moody "Products" at Woodward Gallery Project Space, 2011 (photo by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) Even though artists in both genres risk their freedom by putting their art up on ...

Text input on handheld devices has always been a bit tricky. In the early days, before physical and virtual keyboards became all the rage, companies ranging from Apple and Palm to Microsoft tried ...

Zephyr, Janette Beckman – Run DMC, New York City, 1986. As graffiti writers rose to prominence during the early 1970s, hip hop was a logical partner. With similar identities in the same culture, it ...

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