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Tagging the Revolution in Northern Syria

Graffiti found on the crumbling walls and facades of Azaz’s cityscape—the majority of which are scrawled with a focus on sentiment rather than aesthetics—pay homage to the town’s experience of conflict and to the wider geo-political discourse that surrounds the Syrian conflict. Full story

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Why. I Hate. Graffiti

Have you noticed how lame graffiti in New York has become in 2013? Especially the one-liners you see more and more of, with their pseudophilosophy and visual impairment. Where exactly is the art? And what's the message? Full story

VICE News

Resistance in the West Bank

We visited Balata, the biggest refugee camp in the West Bank, and met Hassan, a young revolutionary who was wanted by the authorities. He showed us his favorite pastime: spray-painting revolutionary slogans on the walls of Ramallah. Full story

Art Talk

How and Nosm

Twin brothers Raoul and Davide Perre, aka How and Nosm, grew up practicing their craft in Germany, leaving tags all across Europe. After moving to New York and joining the legendary Bronx-based graffiti collective Tats Cru, the duo began to explore large-scale graffiti murals. Th… Full story

Art Talk

Tristan Eaton

Tristan Eaton is a street artist, painter, illustrator, toy designer, and all-around renaissance man. We learn about his career path starting with his skate and graffiti beginnings to being one of the founding members of Kidrobot to running his own creative agency in Los Angeles… Full story

The Writing Is on the Wall

Anti-Regime Activist Tarek Algorhani Talks About Fighting Guns with Cans and Tags

Tarek Algorhani launched a human-rights internet project centered around tagging anti-regime graffiti throughout the streets of Syria. In mid-October I called him up to ask how the fight was going. Full story

Taji's Mahal - Rammellzee Galaxseum

Rammellzee’s sculptures are a trip. They're graffiti-inspired, bricolage wonders. The exhibit is the largest collection of his work since Jeffrey Deitch put up a huge retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles in 2011. Full story

Sameet Sharma Helps Us Remember Our Puke-Covered Roots

Sameet Sharma takes pictures of his friends partying, puking, having sex, writing things on walls, peeing in public, getting into fights, and lighting things on fire. We like them, but they make us feel old. Full story

VICE Meets

André Saraiva

You may know André Saraiva as the man behind the club empire Le Baron, but in this episode of 'VICE Meets' we talk about how he got involved in graffiti and his installation at The Hole Gallery in New York. The show was worth a visit, and we should really look into getting that l… Full story

Guns Are Everywhere in Honduras; Urban Maeztro Fires Back with Graffiti

Urban Maeztro, a former graphic designer quit his job and is now devoted to his craft, which is wheat-pasting the provocative images he creates, commenting on the horrific gun violence in Honduras. He plasters his artwork, which often contrasts iconic paintings with vivid pop art… Full story