70s graffiti new york

Art in it's purest form.

Princess Diana tabloid covers and ads for $2.50 packs of cigarettes.

The first appearances of graffiti “tags” (signatures) on New York City subway trains in the early 1970s were discarded as incidents of vandalism.

During the 1970s and 80s, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the environment and the imagination of a generation by doc...

As one of the first young graffiti writers during the 70s, Flint Gennari discusses being a precursor to the modern art and growing up in its golden age

New York City Subway (circa 1970) [Unknown] [1920x1080]

Graffiti on the 6 train 1982

In an exclusive extract, members of the post-No Wave New York City scene tell the tale of Moore’s first experiences in a band in '70s Lower East Side.