In an effort to curb the amount of vandalism that visitors (and its citizens) have inflicted on the more ancient and popular sections of the Great Wall of China, officials have created a designated zone where people can etch and scrawl their names. “As many tourists like to carve words on buildings, we will develop the graffiti writing area as a new scenic spot of Mutianyu,” said the Chinese person who is tasked with these kind of things. Sounds awesome, but what do you think will happen if someone writes “Free Tibet” or spray paints an image of Ai Weiwei on the barrier? (Photo: @peregrinari)
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The ever-changing Bowery Wall is about to switch hands again. After a bunch of old school writers surprised street photographer Martha Cooper with a tribute mural over the weekend for her 70th birthday, the mighty CRASH is now getting started. Born John Matos, CRASH is not only a pioneer of…
In the above mini documentary, MOCAtv takes a look at the late graffiti legend NEKST and the graffiti scene in Detroit. There's some footage of the big NEKST tribute going up on the side of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, which we've covered before, as well as remembrances from…
