Art Crimes Interviews, Articles, and Research
Please report dead links to yo@graffiti.org. Each section is chronological: newest stuff on top.
FAQ
- Scanning Tips for Web images (2002)
- The Words: A Graffiti Glossary (1997)
- Las Palabras: Un Glosario Del Graffiti (1997)
- Graffiti Definition: The Dictionary of Art (1996)
- Graffiti Introduction (1995)
- How to Photograph Graffiti (1995)
- Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (1994)
- Graffiti Q & A (1994)
- Graffiti Q & A (en Español) (1994)
- About Art Crimes: What we're doing and why (1994)
Interviews
- Interview with Manuel Gerullis - Meeting of Styles (2008)
- Interview with Dorms (2007)
- Interview with Priz and Stan (2007)
- Interview with Ovie (2007)
- Interview with Cope 2 (2006)
- Interview with NCT Crew by Aprocks and Dsyple (2006)
- Interview with Sizerom (2005)
- Interview with Syte by D. Sullivan (2005)
- Mare 139 Interviews Kel 139 (Kel First) (2002)
- Interview with How and Nosm by Brett Webb (2001)
- TASAR 32 (1998)
- Interview with Atome by Susan Farrell (1998)
- Interview with Posh by Brett Webb (1998)
- Teako's Tale (1997)
- Interview with Joseph R. Wheeler, III by Susan Farrell (1997)
- Interview with Kasino (1997)
- Reas Interview by Brett Webb (1996)
- Interview with Futura 2000 by Susan Farrell, Brett Webb (1996)
- Futura speaks (1996)
- Interview with Kaws by Brett Webb (1996)
- Swatch1 Interview by Brett Webb (1996)
- Interview with Pone.INC of Amsterdam by Susan Farrell (1995)
Links
- Mone
- Eklips and The Seventh Letter
- Omen 514
- John Breiner
- Shuck 2 from Painterz (vidéo En Français)
- Interviews on On-Point
- Eskema
- Mr Dheo
- Mkay at Wildstylers
- Team at MICO as Latin Pride
- Interviews and articles on duncancumming.co.uk
- Interviews on Subwayoutlaws.com
- Serch on 50mmlosangeles
- MICO, del Writing in Habana (Español)
- T-Kid on Kings Of New York
- Ash.BBC
- Shok1 on Ammo City
- Ekosystem - hundreds of interviews
- Susan Farrell - at Deep Inside the Mind
- Sir Delux
- French street artists (Français)
- Mistery on Powderbomb
- Unique on Powderbomb
- Duro3
- Shok1
- Interviews from LA on GuerillaOne
- CNSkills interviews
- The Dark Site interviews
- Kingtwo
- Caine One
- Nomzee
- Tracy 168 Wild Style
- Teako's NYC trains site and project
- Spanish Graffiare interviews
Articles
- Ghetto Art: Thousand voices in the city by Valeria Appel (2006)
- Freight Train Graffiti by Roger Gastman, Darin Rowland, Ian Sattler (2006)
- German Halls of Fame (2005)
- Elemento Fundamental : Arte Grafite by juny kp! (2005)
- Max's summer vacation 2004 (2005)
- The Art of the Street by 3fala (2003)
- Carpe Diem: Chromopolis - Greece 2002 (2002)
- Philly Wickeds (2002)
- Tearing Down the Schlachthof by Carolyn Steinat (2002)
- Contemporary Corruption: Art show, LAPD style (2000)
- Mythconceptions of a Culture, The Facts by Phase 2 (1999)
- Style, Technique, and Cultural Piracy: Never Bite the Hand that Feeds by Sonik (1998)
- Tactile Invertia by Kallen (1998)
- It's All Under Control by Robert Lederman (1997)
- Masked Bandits: Writing and Your Health by Sehmuel (1997)
- El Graffiti y tu Salud by Sehmuel (1997)
Links
- Tag You're It (Graffiti and fashion)
- Graffiti in Portugal: The Other Side of the Wall on Song of the Open Road
- Bombing Modernism: Graffiti and its relationship to the (built) environment By Amos Klausner on core77
- Legal vs Illegal on Tehran Walls on Iranian Underground Art Mainstream
- Visualizing Dissent: Graffiti as Art by Jeremiah McNichols
- Visualizing Dissent: Art as Graffiti by Jeremiah McNichols
- Graffiti by Andrzej Osęka (Gazeta Wyborcza) (Polish)
- Tag (Español)
- Graffiti and Language by Crispin Sartwell
- 50mm Los Angeles articles
- Graffiti is a traditional art by Crispin Sartwell
- Obey the Mind
- Cruel Vapors (UK) painting workshops
- Postering Public Space: Can DIY Poster Pirates Reclaim Your Downtown? by Emily Pohl-Weary
- American Graffiti in Village Voice
- Female Graffiti Artists
- Articles on Bomb Australia
- Phun Phactory on Urban Desires
- Personal advertisement on any surface by Paco Alarcón - en Español: Los tags, publicidad personal sobre todas las superficies
- Los Angeles "Cholo" Style Graffiti Art by Chaz
- Robert Herrera
Research
- Grafite e Comunicacao by Luciano Spinelli (2008)
- Techniques visuelles dans une enquête qualitative de terrain by Luciano Spinelli (2008)
- Une représentation symbolique de communication urbaine: le graffiti by Luciano Spinelli (2008)
- Pichação e comunicação: um código sem regra by Luciano Spinelli (2008)
- Advertising, Propaganda, and Graffiti Art by Alex Kataras (2006)
- The Culture and Politics of Graffiti Art by Timothy Werwath (2006)
- Art Crimes: Six Theses on the Tag by Shannon Holopainen (2006)
- The Bombing of Babylon: Graffiti in Japan by Natalie Stanchfield (2006)
- The Artistic Construction of a Culture by Rashaun Esposito (2005)
- The Artistic Construction of a Counter-Culture by Rashaun Esposito (2005)
- Symbolic Subversion and The Writing on the Wall by Daniel Spigelman (2005)
- City Space: A Semiotic and Visual Exploration of Graffiti and Public Space in Vancouver by C. Noble (2005)
- Graffiti and Urban Space by Ilse Scheepers (2004)
- Ten Years of Art Crimes by Caleb Neelon / Sonik (2004)
- Hip Hop Learning: Graffiti as an Educator of Urban Teenagers by Richard Christen (2004)
- Critical Terms for Graffiti Study by Caleb Neelon / Sonik (2003)
- Thou Shall Not Paint: A Libertarian Understanding of the Problems Associated with Graffiti on Public v. Private Property by Daniel J. D'Amico (2003)
- Lesson Plan #1 for teachers: Bring graffiti art to your classroom by Jinny Nieviadomy (2002)
- Cement or Canvas: Aerosol Art & The Changing Face of Graffiti in the 21st Century by Bartolomeo (2001)
- Graffiti: Art And Crime by Daniel Tucker (1999)
- La Estética Del Graffiti En La Sociodinámica Del Espacio Urbano by Jesus de Diego, from Zaragoza, Spain (Español) (1997)
- Graffiti: Inscribing Transgression on the Urban Landscape by Sarah Giller (1997)
- Urban Expression...Urban Assault...Urban Wildstyle...New York City Graffiti by Pamela Dennant, Thames Valley University, London (1997)
- Graffiti Art: An Essay Concerning The Recognition of Some Forms of Graffiti As Art by George C. Stowers (1997)
- Street Math In Wildstyle Graffiti Art by Josephine Noah (1997)
- H.E.A.L. by KRS One (1997)
- Hard Hitting Modern Perspective on Hip Hop Graffiti by Kevin Element (1996)
- The Merits of Art: Theatre and Graffiti as Beneficial to Society (1996)
- Appendix 1: Taxonomy of Analytical Approaches to Graffiti by Jane Gadsby (1995)
- A Modern Perspective on Graffiti by CL (1995)
- Looking at the Writing on the Wall: a Critical Review and Taxonomy of Graffiti Texts by Jane Gadsby (1995)
- The Great Graffiti Wars of the Late 20th Century by Dr. Sherri Cavan (1995)
PDFs
- A Legal and Economic Analysis of Graffiti. (52k PDF) by D'Amico, Dan and Walter Block (2007). Published in Humanomics: Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 29 - 38.
- New York City Graffiti Murals: Signs of Hope, Marks of Distinction by Patrick Verel (PDF)
- Street art and graffiti: Resources for online study by Michael DeNotto (PDF)
- "Apropiación del espacio público urbano a través del graffiti: los casos del Edificio Saprissa y Barrio La California en San José, Costa Rica" by Marialina Villegas Zúñiga - 2010
Links
- Satanic Plumber Archive NYC Graffiti Library
- The Colour of Walls: Psychological Mugging or Democratic Communication? by Alice Spencer
- Subversion of Public Space: A Study into Architecture and Graffiti (768 KB .doc), A 2005 dissertation (Architectural Studies at Newcastle University UK) by Steven Paynter on duncancumming.co.uk
- Graffiti Historia y Introduccion (Español)
- Graffiti Grapher - teaching math through graffiti, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Graffiti im Kunstunterricht - by Ingrid Schneider (German)
- "Bombing" L.A.: Graffiti Culture and the Contest for Visual Space - by Saul Bolivar
- How to Read Graffiti - by Jason Dax Woodward
- Symbols.com
- グラフィティ用語解説 (Japanese) translated by Takuya Hiramoto
- The Institute for Graffiti Research
- Graffiti: Cityscapes & Digitalscapes - by Animesh Sabnis
- Axel Thiel: Graffiti Archivist (RIP) - Collected Works
- Eradicating the Stain: Graffitti and Advertising In Our Public Spaces by Jeremiah Luna in Bad Subjects, Issue #20, April 1995