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Graffiti

writing or drawing etched, scratched, scribbled, or sprayed (often, but not always illicitly) on a wall or other surface in a public place
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English: Graffiti (singular: graffito) refers to writing or drawings that have been written or painted on a wall or other surface.
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writing or drawing etched, scratched, scribbled, or sprayed (often, but not always illicitly) on a wall or other surface in a public place
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Wikidata Q17514
GND ID: 4021791-7
Library of Congress authority ID: sh85056185
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 11939946f
BNCF Thesaurus ID: 4658
NL CR AUT ID: ph120588
U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10637834
BabelNet ID: 00041267n
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007535904605171
Itaú Cultural ID: termo3180/graffiti
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Historical graffiti edit

Simple writings edit

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    in Wien
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    in Jakarta
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    Graffiti tag in an old wall, Chile
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    In Hong Kong
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    in Częstochowa (CHWDP is acronym for vulgar chuj w dupę policji - fuck the police in ass)
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    On the monument to a Francoist general in Santoña, Spain.
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    On a door in Barcelona
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    See other Graffiti on abandoned fridges in post-Katrina New Orleans
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    In Israel
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    Tag in Malmö, Sweden
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    Tag in Namur, Belgium
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    Graffiti tag and mushroom drawing in México
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    In Columbia Missouri
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    Graffiti on a railroad bridge in Queens, New York City, USA
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    Tag in Thailand
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    Graffiti carved in a tree
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    Large love message on a wall in Tuscany
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    Cathedral of St.Gallen, reflected in a window, graffiti
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    Tags on a monumental building in Utrecht, the Netherlands
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    Graffiti found on the back of a business in Austin,TX.
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    New York City Graffiti in early 90's
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    Multiple writings on Abbey Road sign in London
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    "Give Peas a Chance" painted on a railway bridge in London became a popular landmark
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    Tag on Axsom's ShortStop in Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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    Tag on Axsom's ShortStop in Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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    TV graffiti on Axsom's ShortStop in Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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    graffiti on Axsom's ShortStop in Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Elaborate paintings edit

Stencil graffiti edit

See also Category:Stencil graffiti, Banksy and John Fekner

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    Wall in Los Caños de Meca (Andalucía, Spain) presenting graffiti made both with and without stencil.
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    Banksy.
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    Drewniana Street in Warsaw
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    Zajęcza Street in Warsaw
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    Zajęcza Street in Warsaw
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    Street art in Barcelona
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    Street art in Barcelona
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    Street art in Ximen/Taipei, Taiwan
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    Graffiti in Wrocław
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    Stencil in Munich/Germany (Be Pippi (Longstocking), not Annika)
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    Stencil in Germany (Don't forget about dreaming!)
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    Stencil in Germany (Paint doesn't damage anything.)
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Sticker & wheatpaste graffiti edit

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    Street art in Barcelona
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    Street art in Barcelona
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    Street art in Barcelona
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    Street art in Barcelona
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    Street art in Vancouver
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    Street art - stickers in Tabasco, México
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    Street art - stickers in Tabasco, México
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    Street art stickers (Querétaro, México)
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    Street art stickers (Querétaro, México)
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Football graffiti edit

Ideological graffiti edit

Graffiti artists in action edit

Miscellaneous edit

A few photos demonstrating how graffiti "lives" – in popular graffiti spots, works get painted over with new works frequently:

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    Graffiti on Derelict factory, Faro
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    Graffiti at a former roof felt factory in Santalahti, Tampere, Finland, September 2008
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    The same place in April 2009
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    August 2009
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    June 2011
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    November 2011
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    June 2012
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    November 2012
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    spain, with texture of wall
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    emphasing the concrete texture
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    A sometimes wet and wild location in nature, here the Wall of Hall of Fame in Marburg
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