2023 Underground Art Market Report
Here’s a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run identified The name of a pedestrian fatally struck in a hit-and-run collision on Harbor Boulevard in Ventura last week has been released by authorities. Peter Bashkiroff was 75, according to …
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Centuries-old graffiti showing Viking-style longboats carved into the side of a church on a remote island is at risk of being worn away by the elements, campaigners have warned. The images, carved about 800 years ago on the walls of Kilchattan Old Parish Church on …
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Graffiti is seen at a JR East facility in this photo provided by the Shibuya Ward Office’s environment planning division. A JR East facility is seen after graffiti was removed in this photo provided by the Shibuya Ward Office’s environment planning division. TOKYO — Aiming …
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – A South Florida man was arrested after, police said, they caught him using spray paint to cover up pro-Palestinian graffiti at a South Florida highway. Thirty-year-old Yoni Maimon was charged with two counts of criminal mischief. The boss “called me …
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On Aug. 17, Mosswood Park in Oakland will be full of people gathered in celebration of the 50th birthday of the late, great Mike “Dream” Francisco. Dream, a legendary graffiti writer, was raised in Alameda and spent time all over the Bay Area. But he …
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Pro-Palestine and anti-Israel graffiti were spray-painted at two Princeton University eating clubs Dec. 23 and additional graffiti was spray-painted on a wall near the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment on Dec. 24, according to published reports. “Free Gaza” was spray-painted on one side …
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London: (By Wilson Chowdhry) Ilford resident Dal Kaur has raised concerns about the increasing occurrence of Palestinian flags and offensive graffiti on lamp posts and public property in the community. Kaur, who resides along The Drive, an area known for its significant Jewish population, is urging …
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A groundbreaking scheme designed to help clear streets of hate graffiti and pinpoint flare-ups of racism and homophobia is being pioneered in Wales. At the centre of the project is an app called StreetSnap, developed by Swansea University, that will be formally launched in January …
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When singer-songwriter Caitlin Cook was studying art history as an undergrad, she “started to get very frustrated with how pretentious that world can be,” she says. “I was always very drawn to graffiti, especially bathroom graffiti, because it was so dismissed.” But those privy scribbles …
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