Category Archives: boston

Graffiti in the Boston Phoenix

Graffiti wars: Cops and taggers play a high-stakes game of cat and mouse
Apparently, Graffiti is dead in Eastern Mass:
Sad as it might be to anyone who does appreciate a vibrant urban landscape, to which a certain kind of graffiti can contribute, all signs point to the downfall of a once-thriving graffiti scene in Eastern [...]

Semy BSB IMOK


Now/Then

Now:

Then:

JAYROC, Boston Graffiti Legend

Long retired, JAYROC was one of the kings of the second wave of Boston Graffiti. Alongside MASS and DETECT, JAYROC was all city in 1986-87.

(all photos saved from the Internet. Yours? Let me know and I’ll credit you/pull it down.)

Some Classic Old School Boston Graffiti Photos- Click Alert Target

These have all floated around on the Net for years. I figured I ought to give a few of these classic shots from some of Boston’s style masters a permanent home:
Click is Back

Click Handball Court

Alert Halloween Wall

Target

FYI, let me know if any of these flicks are yours and you want them removed…

Graffiti in the Boston Herald

Police: tag! you’re it!: Alleged graffiti vandal nabbed - BostonHerald.com
A notorious international graffiti queen - accused of tagging trains and buildings from Chicago to New York to the capitals of Europe - will be hauled to the Hub to face charges she caused millions in damages to Back Bay brownstones, the Herald has learned.
Allegedly…

Med, Ces, Yes2, Stem, TKid + More on Display July 26th

Comic book artist extraordinaire Rob Stull has organized a great show featuring the art of some of today’s top comic book artists alongside the art of some graffiti legends.
The show drops July 26th at Technical Skate Shop on Newbury st. here in Boston.
Check the flyer:

CES

KENE ONE

He’s got himself a nice little site up.

Street Art

Shepard Fairey

EPS

react

Out of Towners

Amaze

Wyze

Wyse

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Twist

Originally uploaded by SocialMachine

Mear and AZ (with Target)

CBS + BSB = transcontinental kings.
(Photo= stolen!)