24 year-old Dieynaba Sidibe is Senegal’s first female graffiti artist. She recalls her teenage years when she first told her parents that she wanted to be a graffiti artist. “It was war,” she says.

This interview is part of WNYC and Gothamist’s coverage of hip-hop’s 50th birthday. To mark this milestone, we’re highlighting women from the New York City area who have made their own distinct mark ...

On this last weekend of Hispanic Heritage Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we hear the story of Lady Pink, a graffiti artist who has helped bring the medium into the mainstream and ...

Everyone from Shakespeare to Stephen King has been rehashing these female stereotypes archetypes, so we weren’t surprised when we also found them in Miami’s street murals. To the uninitiated, these ...

Graffiti artist Abby Andrews, known as ABBY TC5, spoke Friday about graffiti culture and the inspiration behind her work in a public talk at the Aidekman Arts Center Alumnae Lounge. According to ...

In Lagos, Nigeria, the art graffiti has been embraced by corporate brands and the state government to beautify the city. This is part of the efforts to transform Lagos into a mega city. While graffiti ...

Eric Kroll, "Patti Astor at Keith Haring's FUN Gallery Show" (1983) (image courtesy MOCA LA) On April 17, MOCA LA’s Art in the Streets exhibition opens. The show, which was organized in roughly a year ...

On this last weekend of Hispanic Heritage Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we hear the story of Lady Pink, a graffiti artist who has helped bring the medium into the mainstream and ...