"Piecing It Together" Gives Credit to Austin's First Graffiti Artists

The Mexican American Cultural Center exhibition captures the lore and legends of the local graffiti scene early on

"..."Piecing It Together: Austin Graffiti Art 1984-2004" opens Jan. 24 at the Emma S...."

Jan. 24, 2020 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Jon Reiss Drops a 'Bomb' on Graffiti World

'Bomb It 2' screens at the Drafthouse Aug. 7

"...filming Bomb It 2, the sequel to his 2007 graffiti documentary Bomb It, he had two intentions: 1) keep..."

July 31, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Graffiti Gala Raises Funds for Relocation of HOPE

Doomed graffiti park needs help to move to its new and improved location

"...sighs over Austin's lost weirdness. However, news of the graffiti park's demise are greatly exaggerated. Instead, it will be..."

Sept. 20, 2018 Arts Post by Bonny Chu

American Graffiti

"...one out of the ballpark with the magnificent American Graffiti, whose prescient use of a before-they-were-stars cast and interwoven..."

Aug. 16, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hong Kong Graffiti

"...dedicated to showing the latest Asian releases. Hong Kong Graffiti is a movie about the country's pop generation...."

Aug. 4, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City to Crack Down on Graffiti?

Proposal for crackdown on unauthorized street art coming?

"...recommend to City Council the rollout of a large-scale graffiti abatement program, which will likely include a package of..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Keep Austin Clean: Stop Graffiti

"...I'd like to praise two agencies in particular here. Graffiti has been a big problem for Austin as well..."

Jan. 17, 2009 Postmarks

Austin’s Popular Gallery of Graffiti Searches for a New Location

Keeping HOPE alive

"...are covered, sooner or later, with new layers of graffiti. The gallery itself was never meant to be permanent,..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Robyn Ross

When You See Graffiti: Call It In

"...Editor, Regarding the Baylor Street art wall and the graffiti that's appeared there [“End of the Road for Baylor..."

Aug. 15, 2011 Postmarks

Buttermilk Graffiti

"...what you're sitting down to with Edward Lee's Buttermilk Graffiti. Much like the show, there are ample descriptions of..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

Chef du Cinema Presents 'American Graffiti'

Also: Bourbon root beer

"...combo, or are just extremely into food and/or American Graffiti – George Lucas' nostalgic classic from 1973 about a..."

April 3, 2013 Screens Post by Joey Keeton

Bort Is Austin's Trans-Feminine, Graffiti Trash Queen

A look into one of ATX's most iconic street artists

"...these images as the legacy of Bort, the trans-feminine, graffiti “trash queen,” who’s quickly become one of Austin’s most..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin

Graffiti on the Wall

Nov. 25, 2014 Postmarks

Graffiti on the Superhighway

The digital age has ushered a new era in visual art, with the Internet offering artists a new medium for the creation of art, an infinite space to display their work, and a marketing tool. But with this expansion of creative opportunities come sticky questions of ownership and the communal experience of art.

Dec. 28, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

Austin Street Art Enters Into a New Era

With the city cracking down on graffiti and Hope Outdoor Gallery set to close, artists look for permission to paint

"...But not at the Hope Outdoor Gallery, the Downtown graffiti park on Castle Hill, which will close in October...."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Tag – You're It!

Celebrating urban scrawl with Gallery Lombardi's exhibition 'Austin Graffiti Art: From Birth to Present'

"...Recent announcements from APD that graffiti is on the rise make Gallery Lombardi's "Austin Graffiti..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

"Nathan 'Sloke One' Nordstrom: Another Side"

At its best, this solo exhibition captures the swagger of graffiti on the street and the introspection of the gallery

"...Chicago, students were sent into a frenzy over a graffitied mural tagged on the wall of the newly opened,..."

March 10, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

EMERGE: The Four Elements of Hip Hop – Right Here, Right Now!

Annual celebration of graffiti culture goes bigger this Saturday

"...of Hip Hop culture – DJs, MCs, breakdancing, and graffiti – will wreak a vibrant alchemy this Saturday at..."

April 22, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

From the Walls to the Page in ATX Urban Art

New book ATX Urban Art catalogs Austin's street art, murals, mosaics, and graffiti

"...Graffiti artists see through a lens, one of unutilized spaces..."

March 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Jimmy Leets World

Graffiti Research Lab's James Powderly takes technology to the street

"...This is where James Powderly and Evan Roth of Graffiti Research Lab come in. They're artists and hackers, enablers..."

March 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Department of Irresponsible, Unconfirmed Rumor

Is the city facing a secret crunch this budget?

"...has penned many a jeremiad to make funds for graffiti removal a priority in the upcoming budget. (How the..."

April 25, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

There Goes My Baby

"...There Goes My Baby will remind you of American Graffiti (and, to some extent, Dazed and Confused in its..."

Sept. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Documentary? Artwork? Puzzle? Prank? Social commentary? This film by the British graffiti artist known as Banksy is, indeed, all of the above.

"...Social commentary? This film by the internationally renowned British graffiti artist known only by his nom de plume Banksy..."

May 14, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Uppercase Print

Subversive documentary pits a graffiti artist against autocracy

"...slogans on fences and the sides of buildings. This graffiti, urging solidarity with Polish worker unions and decrying the..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Lowriders

Film about East L.A.'s car culture

"...and Theo Rossi. Not reviewed at press time. A graffiti artist gets caught up in East Los Angeles car..."

May 12, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Gimme the Loot

This prize-winning indie debut follows two wannabe graffiti artists on one long night.

"...2012 Grand Jury-winning narrative feature Gimme the Loot, young graffiti artists Sofia (Washington), a softer, perhaps not-too-distant cousin of..."

May 17, 2013 Movie Review by Monica Riese

Giving City Hall the (Small) Business

Small Business Group raises some serious concerns about the city's finacial forecast – in between all the hand-wringing.

"...sunshine" – but demand more money be spent fighting graffiti and panhandling – not exactly what I'd call urgent..."

May 9, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

ATL

Wicked smart examination of black kids in modern Atlanta features talented young actors navigating the circuitous path to adulthood while spending their downtime at the local roller rink.

"...which acts much as the burger stand in American Graffiti did – that Rashad and his posse can cut..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Warriors

"...Western. Gang colors, desolate streets and subway platforms, and graffiti-emblazoned backgrounds create penetrating images of boroughs gone berserk with..."

Jan. 31, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sandlot

The movie is a grown man's memory of his first, awkward summer in a new neighborhood in 1962 and the importance of baseball as a bonding activity.

"...of nostalgia, kids' adventure, roots reflection a la American Graffiti, and that unique American sub-genre known as baseball movies...."

April 9, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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