Based on three years of ethnographic research undertaken in London amongst a loose
network of what British Transport Police term 'serious graffiti vandals', this article considers …

In recent decades, murals have become a common phenomenon in urban landscapes. They
are markers of identity and can provide benefits to individuals, communities, and cities …

Murals have become a familiar element in urban landscapes around the world, providing
benefits for individuals, communities, and cities. Many murals have been co-opted by city …

Graffiti removal is a prolific and costly problem for Australian municipal authorities. In
Western Australia, new incidents of graffiti are reported through the state government's …

Graffiti is often viewed as a nuisance 'kids' crime, an act of youthful resistance and, as such,
it is sometimes given a lower policing prioritisation level than more 'serious' crimes. In this …

Various researches across the world have established that graffiti writing is a universal
social practice. The actual occurrence or manifestation of graffiti is however far from being …

Urban artists in the southern cone of South America habitually use combative language that
expresses their intention tomar or to 'take'public space. For example, for Kat (aka …

Skate-parks serve as hang-out hubs for juveniles engaged in both lawful leisure pursuits (eg
skateboarding, inline skating, bike/scooter riding and urban artistry) and illegal activities (eg …

Graffiti crews vary in size from small (2–5 members) to very large (50–100+ members). This
study uses a mixed-method research design (ie, descriptive statistics, grounded theory, and …

In this historical geography of the changing appearance of wall space in and around the
Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, I show how the proliferation of graffiti-murals …