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Graffiti in the United States

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567:'s vigorous subscription to the broken window theory promoted the aggressive anti-graffiti campaign in New York City in the early 1980s, resulting in "the buff"; a chemical wash for trains that dissolved the paint. New York City has adopted a strenuous zero tolerance policy ever since. However, throughout the world, authorities often treat graffiti as a minor-nuisance crime, though with widely varying penalties. In New York City rooftops became the mainstream graffiti location after graffiti on trains died out. 338: 198:
this time as well. The overall creativity and artistic maturation of this time period did not go unnoticed by the public – Hugo Martinez founded the United graffitists (UGA) in 1972. UGA consisted of many top graffitists of the time and aimed to present graffiti in an art gallery setting. By 1974, graffitists had begun to incorporate the use of scenery and cartoon characters into their work. TF5 (The Fabulous Five), was a crew which was known for their elaborately designed whole cars.
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the New York Administrative Code banned the sale of aerosol spray-paint cans to children under 18. The law also requires that merchants who sell spray paint must either lock it in a case or display the cans behind a counter, out of reach of potential shoplifters. Violations of the city's anti-graffiti law carry fines of US$ 350 per incident.
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maintenance. "Top-to-bottoms" evolved to take up entire subway cars. A notable development was the "throw-up", which is more complex than simple "tagging" but not as intricate as a "piece". Not long after their introduction, throw-ups led to races to see who could do the largest number in the shortest time.
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Many graffitists, however, chose to see the new problems as a challenge rather than a reason to quit. A downside to these challenges was that they became very territorial of good spots, and strength and unity in numbers became increasingly important. Some of the mentionable graffitists from this era
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Also taking place during this era was the movement from outside on the city streets to the subways. Graffiti also saw its first seeds of competition around this time. The goal of most graffitists at this point was having as many tags and bombs in as many places as possible. Graffitists began to break
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5.160 Graffiti Prohibited (1) It is unlawful and a violation of this Ordinance for any person to place or put by any means, any drawing, inscription, figure, symbol, mark, or any type of graffiti on any public or private property without the consent of the owner, occupant or responsible party of the
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In 1992, an ordinance was passed in Chicago that bans the sale and possession of spray paint and certain types of etching equipment and markers. The law falls under Chapter 8-4: Public Peace & Welfare, Section 100: Vagrancy. The specific law (8-4-130) makes graffiti an offense with a fine of no
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set up the Anti-Graffiti Task Force, a multi-agency initiative to combat the perceived problem of graffiti vandals in New York City. This began a crackdown on "quality of life crimes" throughout the city, and one of the largest anti-graffiti campaigns in U.S. history. That same year Title 10–117 of
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By the mid-1970s, most standards had been set in graffiti writing and culture. The heaviest "bombing" in U.S. history took place in this period, partially because of the economic restraints on New York City, which limited its ability to combat this art form with graffiti removal programs or transit
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contains a section of the city known as Art Alley, a back alley in the downtown district between Main Street and Saint Joseph Street and stretching from 6th to 7th Street. It first began to properly form around 2005, and has expanded since. While graffiti is largely illegal in Rapid City and there
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The use of designs such as polka dots, crosshatches, and checkers became increasingly popular. Spray paint use increased dramatically around this time as graffitists began to expand their work. "Top-to-bottoms", works which span the entire height of a subway car, made their first appearance around
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In 2005, the city of Pittsburgh implemented a customized database-driven graffiti tracking system to build evidence for prosecution of graffiti suspects by linking tags to instances of graffiti. One of the first suspects to be identified by the system as being responsible for significant graffiti
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appearance because, due to the huge number of participants, each participant needed a way to distinguish themselves. Aside from the growing complexity and creativity, tags also began to grow in size and scale – for example, many graffitists had begun to increase letter size and line thickness, as
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of the 1960s. The "pioneering era" of graffiti took place during the years 1969 through 1974. This time period was a time of change in popularity and style. New York City was the main hub of the art form. Graffitists during this time period sought to put as many markings up as possible around the
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The intentional application of graffiti is inclusive under the state statute ORS 164.354 - Criminal Mischief II without regard to amount of damage. It is punishable by up to one year of incarceration. Additionally, applying graffiti in which the damage exceeds $ 1,000 or on certain categories of
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Prior to the Clean Train Movement, the streets were largely left untouched not only in New York City but in other major American cities as well. After the transit company began diligently cleaning their trains, graffiti burst onto the streets of America to an unsuspecting, unappreciative public.
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The current era in graffiti is characterized by a majority of participants moving from train carriages to "street galleries". The Clean Train Movement started in May 1989, when New York City attempted to remove all of the subway cars found with graffiti on them out of the transit system, as they
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A person commits the crime of criminal mischief in the first degree who, with intent to damage property, and having no right to do so nor reasonable ground to believe that the person has such right: (a) Damages or destroys property of another:(A) In an amount exceeding $ 1,000; (E) Which is the
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5.05.093 Graffiti. No person shall place, or cause to be placed, graffiti upon any property in the City of Beaverton. No owner or occupant of property shall allow graffiti to be on the property. Property upon which graffiti has been placed and has remained for more than seven (7) days is hereby
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and Skeme. This was stated to be the end for the casual New York City Subway graffitists, and the years to follow would be populated by only what some consider the most "die-hard" graffitists. People often found that making graffiti around their local areas was an easy way to get caught so they
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are writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place. Graffiti ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings. Graffiti, consisting of the defacement of public spaces and buildings, remains a nuisance issue for cities.
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are no ordinances condoning it, Art Alley is purposefully overlooked by law enforcement and clean up crews and relies on the community of artists and landowners to add to and maintain the space. The alley has become quite popular for tourists and has become a cultural center for the city.
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and Councilmember Vallone on behalf of art students and graffiti artists. On May 1, 2006, Judge George B. Daniels granted the plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction against the recent amendments to the anti-graffiti legislation, effectively prohibiting (on May 4) the
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Additional restrictions may apply through locality specific ordinances that may apply to the acts of applying graffiti, commanding others to apply graffiti, causing graffiti to be applied, as well allowing graffiti to remain on surfaces within their respective jurisdictions.
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who worked as a foot messenger. His tag is a mixture of his name Demetrius (Demetraki), TAKI, and his street number, 183rd. Being a foot messenger, he was constantly on the subway and began to put up his tags along with his travels. This spawned a 1971 article in
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were winning their "war on graffiti", and the population of active graffitists diminished. As their population lowered so did the violence associated with graffiti crews and "bombing". Roof tops also were being the new billboards for some 1980s graffitists.
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premises, or upon natural surfaces such as rocks, trees or any surface whatsoever. It is unlawful and a violation of this Ordinance for any person to solicit or command another person to apply graffiti or aid or abet another person in applying graffiti.
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has been utilizing the civil court system to sue graffiti vandals or parents of juvenile vandals that have been caught to recover the clean-up costs. The CTA reported they experience about $ 1 million in graffiti related expenses annually.
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arises both from early graffitists practicing other aspects of hip-hop, and its being practiced in areas where other elements of hip hop were evolving as art forms. By the mid-eighties, the form would move from the street to the art world.
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NOTE: If there is intent, then any dollar amount of damage is inclusive under this law and is not restricted to exceeding $ 100.00. (Any class 'A' Misdemeanor is punishable by up to 1 year incarceration upon
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In some cases, graffiti practitioners had achieved such elaborate graffiti, especially those done in memory of a deceased person, on storefront gates that shopkeepers have hesitated to cover them up. In
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During this period many graffitists had taken to displaying their works in galleries and owning their own studios. This practice started in the early 1980s with practitioners such as
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was said to be deteriorating almost to the point of extinction. The rapid decline in writing was due to several factors. The streets became more dangerous due to the burgeoning
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The years between 1985 and 1989 became known as the "die-hard" era. The last shot for the graffiti participants of this time was in the form of subway cars destined for the
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Early modernist graffiti can be dated back to boxcars in the early 1920s yet the graffiti movement seen in today's contemporary world really originated through the minds of
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began to repair yard fences and remove graffiti consistently. With the MTA consistently abating graffiti, many graffitists have quit applying graffiti on their property.
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describing how New York youth tagged their neighborhoods with their names and street numbers going back to the early 1960s. Towards the end of the 1960s, the signatures—
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well as outlining their tags. This gave birth to the so-called 'masterpiece' or 'piece' in 1972. Super Kool 223 is credited as being the first to do these pieces.
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believe that this sense of decay encourages further vandalism and promotes an environment leading to offenses that are more serious. Former New York City mayor
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attempted to make it illegal for a person under the age of 21 to possess spray paint or permanent markers. The law prompted outrage by fashion and media mogul
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property of a public utility, telecommunications carrier, railroad, public transportation facility or medical facility used in direct service to the public;
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Abel, Ernest L., and Barbara E. Buckley. "The Handwriting on the Wall: Toward Sociology and Psychology of Graffiti". Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1977.
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No more. The stylised smears born in the South Bronx have spread across the country, covering buildings, bridges, and highways in every urban center. From
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Graffiti proponents perceive it as a method of reclaiming public space or displaying an art form; their opponents regard it as a nuisance, or as costly
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It was also, however, the last wave of significant graffiti occurrences before the Transit Authority made graffiti eradication a priority. The
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in order to paint as many trains as they could with a lower risk, often creating larger elaborate pieces of art along the subway car sides.
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Graffiti writing was becoming very competitive and graffiti participants strove to go "all-city", or to have their names seen in all five
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Hager, Steven. Hip Hop: The Illustrated History of Break Dancing, Rap Music, and Graffiti. St Martin's Press, 1984 (out of print).
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less than US$ 500 per incident, surpassing the penalty for public drunkenness, peddling, or disrupting a religious service.
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City officials elsewhere in the country smugly assumed that gang graffiti was a blight limited largely to the Big Apple.
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The late 1970s and early 1980s brought a new wave of creativity to the scene. As the influence of graffiti grew beyond
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declared to be a public nuisance, and shall be subject to the provisions of BC 5.05.230 relating to summary abatement.
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The application of graffiti is illegal in many cities. Graffiti-making supplies may be regulated by local ordinances.
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is also credited as an early graffitist, though not recognized at the time outside of the graffiti subculture.
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Just as the culture was spreading outside New York City and overseas, the cultural aspect of graffiti in
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He is also facing a felony count because deputies say he also sprayed graffiti on railroad property.
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Pittsburgh Graffiti Tagger 'MFONE' Gets State Prison Time – Pittsburgh News Story – WTAE Pittsburgh
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was the first graffiti video series to document the New York City's clean train movement.
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On January 1, 2006, in New York City, legislation created by Councilmember
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Staff (May 24, 2006). "NCCo OKs laws to keep spray paint from kids".
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in April 2006 and passed into law as a county ordinance in May 2006.
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from enforcing the restrictions. A similar measure was proposed in
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property such as those owned by railroad is chargeable as a felony.
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also features a long-standing example of the art form at the
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In America, graffiti was used as a form of expression by
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brought in new graffiti-free rolling stock like the
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Santa Monica News 1129:on October 25, 2006 680:The Public Interest 144:political activists 48:political activists 34:Spokane, Washington 1640:, November 9, 2006 1260:on August 27, 2018 846:10.1007/BF02322246 580:Peter Vallone, Jr. 554:8th Street station 536:Mural Arts Program 493:code states that 347: 298: 227: 167:The New York Times 114:would abandon his 37: 3987: 3986: 3873: 3872: 3135: 3134: 3021: 3020: 2771: 2770: 2351:Feminist activism 2233: 2232: 2175:Built environment 2134:The Cans Festival 1501:on July 11, 2009. 1006:978-0-8109-9249-8 608:Graffiti Blasters 602:Chicago's mayor, 588:Michael Bloomberg 559:Advocates of the 20:American Graffiti 4017: 3978: 3973: 3972: 3840: 3815: 3677:Washington, D.C. 3640: 3575: 3388: 3276: 3154: 3148: 3143: 3108: 3040: 3034: 3029: 2973:Na mele paleoleo 2905: 2880: 2790: 2784: 2779: 2698: 2651: 2447: 2441: 2436: 2310: 2303: 2296: 2289: 2282: 2269: 2260: 2253: 2246: 2237: 2224: 2223: 2054:Northern Ireland 1960:Lists of artists 1921:Stencil graffiti 1911:Reverse graffiti 1848:Installation art 1787: 1780: 1773: 1764: 1702: 1701: 1694: 1688: 1687: 1685: 1683: 1666: 1660: 1647: 1641: 1628: 1622: 1609: 1603: 1602: 1600: 1598: 1589:. 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Index

American Graffiti

Gang symbols
Spokane, Washington
Graffiti
political activists
Herbert R. Kohl
Philadelphia
Cornbread
the Bronx
Dondi
Zephyr
Lady Pink
hip hop culture
rapping
DJing
break dancing
hip hop culture
Jean-Michel Basquiat
SAMO
street art
Artifacts
Qwel
Aesop Rock
political activists
gang members
exposure
TAKI 183
Washington Heights, Manhattan
The New York Times

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