An abandoned Hollywood Hills mansion once occupied by squatters remains an eyesore for neighbors along Mulholland Drive. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) To many, it's ugly vandalism that blights ...

How would you explain the Oceanwide graffiti saga to out-of-town visitors? Maybe: "Welcome to L.A.!" (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Some acquaintances from Ireland were in town, and we were ...

The Heavens refers to a spot a graffiti writer has to climb in order to paint his piece. Graffiti prohibits no place for its artist to express themselves except for the graveyard and the church. Steve ...

It’s not everyday that the work of graffiti artists is shown in the same space as 15th century German painter and engraver Albrecht Dürer. But an unusual show at the El Segundo Museum of Art (a small, ...

LOS ANGELES — Few people walking around downtown could look away from the spray-painted towers that have become an unlikely attraction in a city known for spectacle. Crowds surrounded the popular Kobe ...

Taggers clambered over broken fencing and into a downtown Los Angeles skyscraper Thursday afternoon, brazenly adding their own handiwork to the graffiti already covering at least 27 floors of the ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Steve Grody knows graffiti. What he ...

In Los Angeles, graffiti can be found on just about any large, blank surface, from road signage to building façades. Sometimes it's ugly, sometimes it's beautiful. But few know just how deeply urban ...

Designer Jeremy Scott headlines WME/IMG's MADE Los Angeles on June 10, and in remembrance of his Met-Ball scuffle over the use of a graffiti artist’s work on Katy Perry’s gown, we salute these ...

Two decades after Rudy Giuliani tried to rid New York City of graffiti, the art form is flourishing—with unexpected consequences. Graffiti artists learn early not to get too attached. Ephemera is as ...